A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity ...

Scientists say that testing for fatty acids could make it easier to identify children at risk of various conditions.

According to Mount Sinai, a hospital system in New York, some older patients can benefit from getting a 25-hydroxy test to ...

A testosterone test checks how much testosterone is in your blood. Testosterone is the primary reproductive (sex) hormone for people assigned male at birth. People assigned female at birth also have ...

A POWYS man whose spitting offence meant a police officer had to take a hepatitis test received a suspended prison sentence.

Approximately 11,000 patients are being contacted by a hospital trust over incorrect blood test results, with some potentially misdiagnosed as diabetic. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ...

A parathyroid hormone blood test measures the amount of parathyroid hormone in your blood. This is important for assessing multiple medical conditions, including problems with calcium in the body. You ...

What Is the Rheumatoid Factor Test? A rheumatoid factor test, or RF test, is a blood test to look for rheumatoid factors in your blood. Rheumatoid factors are antibody proteins your immune system ...

Mark, from Dinas Powys in Wales, said ... His wife Julie Thompson, also 57, suggested he should have an eye test when they got home in case he needed a pair of bifocal glasses.

A new type of blood test is available which promises more accurate information about the likelihood of a patient having the disease and, alongside traditional care, means urologists can make more ...

If a blood test shows you have a low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), it may be a sign of anemia. In rare cases, there may be a more serious cause, such as cancer. If a doctor ...