The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare’s most fundamental tools.

Researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a single genomic test that can quickly detect ...

Elizabeth Holmes, once compared to Steve Jobs, launched Theranos in 2003, claiming its Edison device could run hundreds of ...

Cleveland's "Torso Killer" murdered at least 12 people between 1935 and 1938, and just two were identified. New advances in DNA testing could put names to the remaining victims.

Prediction based on blood cell counts, cholesterol, kidney function and diabetes tests did not perform as well as the protein prediction models for most examples, the researchers found. The test is ...

Theranos’ new blood testing technology was supposed to signal “the beginning of the next phase" for the company, with the promise of a fast diagnostic blood test for Zika virus. Instead ...

Exposure to lead can adversely impact people’s health in several ways. A Purdue University researcher in the College of ...

What Is a Phosphate Blood Test? A phosphate test measures the amount of phosphate in your blood. Phosphate is what you get when you combine the mineral phosphorus with oxygen. When you eat certain ...

Citing anonymous Apple sources, Bloomberg notes the app required Apple employees to validate they were prediabetic via a blood test. Employees then monitored their blood sugar using “various ...

The company tested the service on select employees earlier this year, part of its broader push into blood-sugar features, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the work ...

It comes at a time when advanced diagnostic tests to gauge "biological age" are becoming popular among the wealthy and health-conscious. Good balance, muscle strength, and an efficient gait or ...

There are now nine at-home tests that can detect the coronavirus and influenza at the same time. Many of the tests, which can be sold over the counter, were just approved in the last six months.