The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere.

A simple blood test taken in the first trimester of pregnancy could accurately identify women at risk of developing ...

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Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unnamed woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on earth, to the extent that ...

A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.

Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found ...

Blood pressure shows the force of blood pushing against your artery walls. High blood pressure (hypertension) can increase ...

What started as a normal day, working and coming home to rest, turned dark for Anthony Sciancalepore. After coming home from ...

Tell your doctor, nurse or phlebotomist if you feel unwell. Blood taken from a central line or a portacath If you have a central line or a portacath , your nurse and phlebotomist can often use this to ...

During the test, blood will be drawn from a vein in your arm using a needle attached to a syringe. You will feel a pricking sensation when the needle goes in but it won’t be too painful and won ...

During the test, your provider will use a small needle to take a blood sample from a vein in your arm. You may feel a slight pinch when the needle goes in. Afterward, you could have a small bruise ...

Follow-up continued through delivery and neonatal discharge. The test classified 23.5% of participants in the intervention arm as being at higher risk for preterm birth.