Five routine tests provide limited clinical value, and evidence-based alternatives can better guide diagnosis, risk for ...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy involves infusing patients with naturally occurring IgG antibodies to treat ...

The assay is fast and simple and has already shown clinical utility, although its interpretation may be limited by reference ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) comprise a group of inflammatory disorders in which there is chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. This is then followed by muscle weakness. One type of ...

At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed ...

A calprotectin stool test may help determine whether you have an inflammatory or noninflammatory bowel condition. The information it provides may also eliminate the need for more invasive tests. Share ...

Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science together with the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer have developed a noninvasive alternative to the current testing procedure used to diagnose ...

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An analysis of four million lab test reports by an online healthcare company in India suggests that every other person could be having high levels of blood sugar.      About half of the men and women ...