Patients were recruited from eight Birmingham and three Lambeth practices from November 2005 to November 2008. The cohort was formed from patients with at least one abnormal analyte (from a panel of ...

A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialized blood test can ...

A new combined test panel called Lipid Profile ALT (Cholestech Corp., Hayward, Calif.) has received an FDA waiver from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards. The panel, designed ...

A prominent Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist who co-invented the Cologuard stool test for colorectal cancer now says he and his colleagues at Exact Sciences Corp. have also developed a highly accurate ...

Doctors are ordering too many liver-related blood tests at the same time, new research shows, which may lead to unneeded worry, biopsies and costs. Instead of 'overtesting', the researchers say, ...

A DNA-based blood panel developed by Exact Sciences and the Mayo Clinic accurately detected liver cancer across all stages of the disease and outperformed the most commonly used serum test in a phase ...

Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 micro RNAs that can predict liver cancer associated with Hepatitis B. Even more ...

John’s vision for strong, independent journalism lives on through your gift today. An FDA panel has recommended approval of a new drug aimed at treating a rare liver condition, the latest in a ...

TransMedics' Organ Care System liver perfusion device got near unanimous support for an indication in liver transplantation by an FDA advisory committee. The agency's Gastroenterology and Urology ...

Liver function tests (LFTs) are comprised of a panel of five to eight analytes that are processed inexpensively in large batches. LFTs are one of the most commonly performed "blood tests" in primary ...