Amidst the excitement of planning the perfect wedding, the critical aspect of premarital health screening often gets ...

With heart attacks, every second counts. A new blood test diagnoses them in minutes rather than hours and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home. "Heart attacks require ...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) blood tests evaluate the presence of the gas in your blood. If your CO2 levels rise too high or fall too low, the test results may be an indication that you have a health ...

Your immune system may identify the trigger—which is actually harmless—as a threat, and set the immune response into motion. There are several different methods of diagnosing allergies, including ...

Usually, blood tests involve taking a sample with the dreaded needle in the arm, which is then sent off to a lab to check for certain molecules that can indicate the presence or progression of a ...

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This checks to see if you have a disease or are at risk for one. They will also look for any current drug use. The exam may involve questions about your medical history and a physical, blood test, ...

In 2017, Dr. Barbi Phelps-Sandall, an obstetrician who has been practicing in the San Francisco Bay area for more than two decades, had just learned about a new blood test only available at select ...

Alt.Latino The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast.Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria ...