Feb. 27—Blood work is a standard part of an annual primary care wellness visit because it gives a global picture of your health. The lab results help your provider check for certain diseases and ...

From CBC to CMP and beyond, blood test panels provide essential information to health practitioners. angelp/iStock via Getty Images Plus Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To ...

You could be missing out on some crucial information about your cardiovascular health that only this specific test can give ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Ever felt a little lost looking at your blood test results? You’re not alone. Blood tests sound like a foreign language with all those numbers and medical terms that make very little sense. But ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Your doctor just mentioned ordering a comprehensive metabolic panel, and you’re wondering what that means and why you need it. Don’t worry — this isn’t some scary, complicated procedure. It’s actually ...

Cancerguard detects multiple cancers early by identifying specific DNA and protein markers in a blood sample. The test is available for adults aged 50-84 without cancer in the past three years, but it ...

But new research suggests that a simple blood test may be able to predict osteoporosis risk, allowing doctors to intervene ...

Guardant Health’s blood test designed to help screen the population for hidden cases of colorectal cancer may have taken a step closer to FDA approval. An independent advisory panel convened by the ...

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended for the approval of Guardant Health’s blood test to detect a cancer that begins in the colon or rectum. The panel voted ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window An FDA panel on Thursday endorsed a blood-based test for ...