Needle-free blood tests like TAP and Tasso aim to help needle-phobic patients. They face hurdles regarding accuracy.

Checking your blood pressure at home? Pay attention to arm position. A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers confirms that it makes a "huge difference" when it comes to getting an accurate ...

A super fit man was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer after 60 percent of his arm became covered in bruises. Dan Joe, 31, suddenly started to feel faint and had “fuzzy vision” but initially blamed it ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results ...

What is the MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

Nobody enjoys giving blood samples, but it’s a necessary part of many hospital stays and doctor visits. Soon we might not have to, thanks to a new device that can isolate biomarkers for different ...

Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of ...

Scientists from the University of Exeter has developed a precise method to interpret ankle blood pressure readings—an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The test met its primary endpoint of concordance with intended use, which was 99%. Patients with a positive ...