Electrolyte drinks can be helpful after a long or difficult workout and after sweating a lot. But for most people, water is ...

The American Cancer Society is now adding blood tests to its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what that ...

Kirstyn Hill has worked as a clinical pediatric and women’s health pharmacist since 2020. She was driven to work with a patient population that is not often able to easily speak up for themselves and ...

A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age. Researchers found that accelerated aging in monocytes, a type of white ...

The vision of a single blood test that could screen for dozens of different cancers has tantalized oncologists for more than a decade. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

The U.S. Air Force announced a test of the Family of Affordable Mass Munitions-Lugged, with photos showing the weapon was a Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile. The U.S. Air Force announced that it ...

Evaluation and medical management of poisoning is often aided by laboratory tests. These range from basic analyses used widely in general clinical care to highly specific and sophisticated toxicology ...

White walkers can't have EVs. Not because they are lifeless zombies who probably can't drive, but because the extreme cold of the north would severely impact the lithium batteries. Also, the region is ...

A new blood test could change the outlook for one of the deadliest cancers—pancreatic cancer—by catching it much earlier than ever before. Researchers identified two previously unknown proteins in the ...

The tests could help to improve dementia care, but scientists say there are still some caveats and unknowns. By Dana G. Smith Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or ...

Carly Scaduto, 43, spent years exhausted, even as physical exams and blood tests kept coming back normal. Then she gained weight without changing her diet or exercise, had heart palpitations, and ...