This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying ...

A simple blood test can be a novel way to figure out whether cancer treatment will work. Doctors at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology developed a blood test to screen cancer patients and ...

The test, which is not yet widely available, is being developed so that it can eventually be used at the point-of-care. A simple scoring system could revolutionise how doctors prevent heart attacks ...

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 ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...