"If we can attack the disease before those symptoms start, we're doing a major service to the patient and to society." ...

A blood osmolality test measures the blood for the concentration of certain dissolved particles. This test can show whether a person has an irregular balance of fluids in their body. Osmolality tests ...

It takes a certain amount of confidence to call your biotech company Grail. According to its website, the Menlo Park–based firm got its name because its “co-founders believed a simple blood test could ...

A company is looking at blood as a possible diagnosis tool for mental illness. Blood tests can check for infections and high cholesterol, but currently, they can’t test for mental illness or pain. A ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)), a leading global medical technology company, and Babson Diagnostics, a science-first ...

A D-dimer test is a lab test that helps diagnose blood clotting conditions. The test measures the levels of a protein fragment that remains in your blood after multiple blood clots break down. A high ...

Pituitary tumors are atypical growths that develop in the pituitary gland. They are typically noncancerous. Doctors often use blood tests as a first step in diagnosing pituitary tumors. The pituitary ...

A San Diego company has earned FDA clearance for a device that could make blood testing easier. Truvian Health’s device, TruVerus, uses a small amount of blood to return routine tests quickly. The ...

Although state officials have promised that blood testing will start in mid-July for people exposed to perflorochemicals, an information meeting about the testing process won’t take place until July ...

But whether patients should be getting the tests—as some already are—is not yet clear. New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and ...

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, popularly known as BD, and Babson Diagnostics announced an expansion of fingertip blood collection and testing technologies for use by U.S. health systems and other ...