To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

In patients with acute ischaemic stroke receiving reperfusion therapies such as mechanical thrombectomy (MT) or intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), an elevated neutrophil‑to‑lymphocyte ratio before ...

A simple blood test can help detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, pain or weight loss. This is according to a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd ...

You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet size or number. An MPV test involves drawing a blood sample from a vein and typically takes less than five ...

The study, known as REACH (NCT05673018), will compare outcomes for up to 50,000 Medicare patients who receive standard medical care, plus an annual Galleri multi-cancer early detection test with those ...