The blood test that detects nicotine is called a cotinine test. It measures recent tobacco use and exposure. Cotinine is a chemical that comes from the breakdown of nicotine in the body. A blood test ...

Robotic hospital assistants that can autonomously collect blood from patients and transport samples from the ward to the testing lab, are being put through their paces at Fujita Health University ...

Patients who go to the doctor to provide a blood sample are typically faced with a needle and syringe and hours or days of waiting to get results back from a lab. University of Colorado Boulder ...

You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet size or number. An MPV test involves drawing a blood sample from a vein and typically takes less than five ...

Nobody enjoys giving blood samples, but it’s a necessary part of many hospital stays and doctor visits. Soon we might not have to, thanks to a new device that can isolate biomarkers for different ...

The big picture: Hospitals around the world have increasingly adopted drones to transport blood in urgent situations. While the tech has typically been used in rural or suburban areas, a new pilot ...