Chicago (tca/dpa) — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern ...

Needle-free devices like TAP and Tasso offer painless blood collection, a benefit for the squeamish. These tests face challenges with sample size and accuracy compared to traditional methods. This ...

Much of the blood drawn for laboratory analysis is wasted. In a clinical setting where your blood is being taken multiple times a day, wouldn't it be better for the laboratory to use a smaller amount ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve never had my blood drawn before, but I have to go in for testing soon. Honestly, I’m pretty nervous about it. What can I expect? ANSWER: It can be a little nerve-wracking at ...

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com BUFFALO, N.Y. — Instead of sitting and waiting for your blood work from a lab, ...

This month we look at a very common issue, what happens if a physician orders blood work and a patient fails to have it done and then suffers adverse consequences? It would make sense that going for ...