Eun Lee, MD Thyroid blood tests are an important part of diagnosing and treating thyroid disease. Based on how high or low ...

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Blood tests are a simple and practical tool for understanding your health and guiding your care. Different types of blood ...

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Grail's Galleri test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw. (Getty Images) If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while ...

A complete blood count (CBC) is a common test to diagnose anemia by measuring red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit levels. Iron deficiency is a common cause of anemia, and doctors may ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.

Pituitary tumors are atypical growths that develop in the pituitary gland. They are typically noncancerous. Doctors often use blood tests as a first step in diagnosing pituitary tumors. The pituitary ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Scientists in Thailand have identified a remarkably rare hybrid blood type, B(A), found in only three individuals out of ...