Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...

QUESTION: Dear Dr Zac, I saw a doctor on Instagram saying that getting blood tests can make you more sick, because the more blood you have drawn, it’s taking away your immune system? Is that true or ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Blood tests are one of the most widely used and helpful tools in modern medicine. Whether ordered in a clinic or done through an at-home kit, they ...

What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying ...

A new way to screen for colon cancer is giving Americans more options to spot the disease in its early stages. According to the American Cancer Society, 1-in-3 adults do not get screened as ...

The FDA has cleared the Lumipulse G pTau217/β-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio test, the first blood test for early Alzheimer's detection in adults aged 55 and older showing symptoms. It analyzes pTau217 and ...

A new blood test uses a portable diagnostic system to detect various different diseases in just 15 minutes. The test could change the way we diagnose a wide range of infectious diseases. Here's what ...

A simple pinprick blood test is emerging as a potential game-changer, capable of detecting disease signs up to a decade before symptoms appear. By analyzing hundreds of molecules, researchers are ...

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions. The new method, known ...