Brad Reisfeld is a professor of chemical and biological engineering, biomedical engineering, and public health at Colorado State University. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health.

Learn about the many tests and examinations your blood sample undergoes in a lab. Giving a blood sample during a doctor’s visit is a common procedure. Discover the dizzying array of automated tests ...

Share on Pinterest Some at-home diagnostic testing companies will now send a mobile phlebotomist to your home for a blood draw. Wagner Okasaki/Getty Images While at-home diagnostic testing is not new, ...

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...

BD’s new MiniDraw diagnostic devices could let pharmacists—and, one day, maybe patients—manage blood testing needs and monitor health conditions. BD received its FDA authorizations for two blood draw ...

Iron is an important mineral that plays a role in several metabolic processes in the body. At-home iron tests allow a person to check their iron levels without a doctor’s appointment. Please note that ...

A blood osmolality test measures the blood for the concentration of certain dissolved particles. This test can show whether a person has an irregular balance of fluids in their body. Osmolality tests ...

Six years after the fall of Theranos, companies are again exploring innovation in blood testing. The medical community is reacting with cautious optimism. Six years after the fall of Theranos, ...

Hims & Hers—the virtual care platform with about 2.5 million subscribers—will now offer laboratory testing through Quest Diagnostics. Customers will have access to more than 120 biomarker tests across ...