A new infection test, made up of sheets of paper patterned by lasers, has been developed by University of Southampton researchers to allow diagnosis at the point of care - helping doctors give ...

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 ...

Roche has obtained U.S. government green lights allowing its point-of-care testing system to be used to screen for multiple sexually transmitted infections from a single sample. The company’s cobas ...

In the U.S. there are more than 150 million emergency department (ED) visits each year, and the number is expected to rise. ED physicians face enormous pressure to quickly and correctly diagnose ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs), by identifying the most effective ...

Two scientists with a background in mechanical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis established a collaboration with researchers from the School of ...

What Is the CD4:CD8 Ratio Test Used For? CD4 and CD8 are two types of white blood cells in your blood. White blood cells help your body fight infections. If you have HIV infection, your doctor may use ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.