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Reddy is a health policy fellow and neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco. Yaffe is the vice chair of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology at UCSF and the director of the ...

There is a “critical shortage” of certain vials used to collect samples for blood cultures, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned health care providers on Tuesday. These tests help ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A blood test performed better than a standard evaluation by primary care doctors or dementia specialists in detecting Alzheimer's disease among people with cognitive symptoms. The ...

A Nashville professor helped develop new technology to improve the accuracy of blood tests. The breakthrough detects hemolysis, or the breakdown of red blood cells, which can cause false potassium ...

Tens of thousands of people bleed to death each year in the United States before they can get to a hospital. That's because ambulances, medical helicopters and military medics can't routinely carry ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement details next steps to verify the use of cuffless blood pressure devices, including wearable and smartphone-based monitors, via real-world testing, ...