Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A major jump in modern medicine for Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center has arrived. The hospital is among the first in the country to utilize brand-new technology that detects ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound, getting anti-nausea medication, ...

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January, and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN’s office near her home in Venus for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound, getting anti-nausea medication and ...

Preeclampsia tests include blood pressure readings, urine tests to look for protein, and other lab tests to check for changes in the blood or liver. Doctors may also perform a physical exam. Health ...

BD’s new MiniDraw diagnostic devices could let pharmacists—and, one day, maybe patients—manage blood testing needs and monitor health conditions. BD received its FDA authorizations for two blood draw ...

Theranos, the blood testing startup based in Palo Alto, Calif., ran a hematology test on 81 patients in a six-month period despite erratic results from quality-control checks, according to The Wall ...

In a recent study, people with osteoporosis had higher levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in their blood compared to patients who didn’t have osteoporosis. The link was strongest in young women with ...