If you have diabetes, you probably already use a glucometer, which allows you to check your blood sugar at home. Just like there are at-home blood sugar testing devices, there are also at-home devices ...

The properties of the blood and the ease of its retrieval make it a useful source for doctors to analyze to measure specific features of homeostasis within patients. This allows for accurate diagnosis ...

Credit: Sanguina AnemoCheck Home is a single-use, disposable diagnostic test designed to measure hemoglobin levels. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared AnemoCheck Home, an at-home ...

For patients who want a closer look at metabolic risk, several specialized tests go beyond standard glucose measurements.

Capillary Electrophoresis plays an important role in the diagnosis of hemoglobinopathy carriers and patients. The general flow is the determination of the red blood cell indices to establish a ...

Danaher’s point-of-care focused HemoCue subsidiary has launched its newest hemoglobin test in the U.S. following a recent 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The company’s Hb 801 system allows healthcare ...

The appeal of the LP-IR is its early-warning potential. Standard glucose tests show trouble only after blood sugar starts to ...

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, has published an Educational Guide which provides a quick overview of capillary blood sampling best practice. It aims to help healthcare ...

In addition to the cost, the excessive overuse of laboratory testing causes patient discomfort and can lead to hospital-acquired anemia, which results in additional testing, prolonged hospitalizations ...