The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of ... Consult your doctor if you feel noticeably different from usual. A simple blood test can check your thyroid hormone levels and ...

Blood tests are an essential part of modern healthcare, used to diagnose and monitor conditions, from anemia to heart disease ...

This year as many as 80 of the cuddly toys have been given to children at the Mater to help them overcome fear of needles when getting a blood test. The keen knitter, first began creating teddies ...

Your GP shines a light in your eyes, orders a blood test and requests some medical imaging. All rely on light to help ...

Usually, blood tests involve taking a sample with the dreaded needle in the arm, which is then sent off to a lab to check for certain molecules that can indicate the presence or progression of a ...

With the approval of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the need for accurate and early diagnosis is crucial. Blood-based biomarkers offer a ...

But Blood Test, a new novel by Charles Baxter, perhaps spans divisions because it draws upon a tried-and-true comic predicament: namely, the little guy who's forced to punch above his weight with ...