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Vaccine panel’s hepatitis B vote signals further turbulence for immunization policy, public trust

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could ...

ASU researchers develop blood test to detect diseases within minutes

Arizona State University researchers are developing a new blood test that could detect some diseases in minutes using just a ...

How a rare drug made from scientists’ blood saves babies from botulism

When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of ...

CDC vaccine advisers’ new focus on hepatitis B tests in pregnancy is not enough, some doctors warn

Relying on testing to guide vaccination recalls an approach the United States tried in the 1980s and early ’90s that still ...

Study identifies affordable, accurate tools to detect low blood sugar in newborns globally

Every year, millions of newborns—especially those born premature, underweight or sick—are at risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can lead to seizures, brain injury and ...
The Conversation

The cancer blood test making waves – and what the numbers really show

John Ferguson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
People

High Blood Pressure Rates in Children Have Doubled: 'Should Raise Alarm Bells'

An estimated 114 million children have high blood pressure, with childhood obesity rates driving cases of the condition to skyrocket Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...
Medical Xpress

High blood pressure in children nearly doubled from 2000–2020, global study finds

The rate of children and adolescents experiencing high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health ...
USA Today

A simple blood test can detect 50 types of cancer: We explain

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...
Wired

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...
Science Daily

Breakthrough blood test finally confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...
KJCT8

Colorado health officials urge families to test children for lead exposure

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - State health officials are encouraging Colorado families to test their children’s blood for lead. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) offers ...