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Cyclospora Stool Test: Why Routine Exams Miss It
August 8, 2026
A cyclospora stool test is not part of a routine stool workup — and in the summer of 2026 that…
Menopause and Blood Sugar: What a New Study Changes
7 August 2026
Menopause and blood sugar are more closely connected than most women are told. A study published on 4 August 2026…
LDL Particle Number: The Cholesterol Reading Your Standard Panel Misses
6 August 2026
Your LDL particle number is one of the few cholesterol readings that a standard lipid panel never prints, and a…
CMV Blood Test in Pregnancy: What IgG, IgM and Avidity Mean
6 August 2026
A CMV blood test is one of the harder results to read on your own. It usually comes back as…
Statin Muscle Pain: What Your CK Blood Test Really Shows
3 August 2026
A new Science Advances study identifies the immune pathway behind statin muscle pain. Here is what that means for the…
IGRA Test: What the New TB Blood Marker Changes
2 August 2026
A positive IGRA test proves exposure to tuberculosis, not active disease. A blood marker presented at ADLM 2026 in Anaheim…
Online Diabetes Test: What a Risk Score Really Tells You
August 1, 2026
A new home screening tool from Danish researchers estimates diabetes risk from seven simple measurements, including thigh length. Here is…
tTG-IgA Test: When a Coeliac Diagnosis Can Skip the Biopsy
31 July 2026
New French guidance published 28 July 2026 lets adults be diagnosed with coeliac disease without an intestinal biopsy when tTG-IgA…
Blood Pressure Guidelines 2025: The Blood Tests That Decide Whether You Need Medication
July 30, 2026
An independent analysis released on July 29, 2026 found 9.7 million US adults eligible for blood pressure medication are untreated.…
Hepatitis Blood Test: What Your Results Mean
July 29, 2026
On July 28, 2026, WHO reported that only 23% of people living with hepatitis B in Europe have been diagnosed.…
Colon Cancer Blood Test: What the New FDA Approval Changes
July 28, 2026
The FDA approved a second blood test for colorectal cancer screening on July 27, 2026. Here is what a colon…
Insulin Resistance Without Obesity: What Your Blood Tests Reveal
July 27, 2026
A study published on 26 July 2026 shows that type 2 diabetes can begin in fat cells that stop working,…
Lung Cancer Blood Test: Can a Blood Test Guide Who Gets Screened?
July 26, 2026
If you have searched for a lung cancer blood test, you probably want one answer: can a simple blood draw…
Hair Loss Blood Test: What the GLP-1 Headlines Reveal
July 25, 2026
Hair loss was back in the headlines in July 2026. A large study published in The BMJ on July 22…
Muscle Loss, eGFR and the Cystatin C Test
July 24, 2026
A wave of weight-loss news in July 2026 has quietly put an unexpected question back on the table: can losing…
Fatty Liver Blood Test: Can Blood Work Catch the Silent Disease?
22 July 2026
A fatty liver blood test has become one of the most talked-about ideas in liver health in 2026, and for…
Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea: What Changes on Your Lab Report
July 21, 2026
On 16 July 2026, the ECDC confirmed local transmission of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe. The practical consequence for patients: a…
The LDL Cholesterol Calculation on Your Lab Report Has Just Changed
July 20, 2026
Johns Hopkins researchers published a machine-learning version of the Martin-Hopkins equation in JAMA Cardiology. Here is what the updated LDL…
Reduce Your Dementia Risk: What the WHO’s 2026 Guidelines Change
19 July 2026
The WHO's new dementia guidelines say up to 45% of cases may be preventable. Here is how to reduce dementia…
Alzheimer Blood Test in Primary Care: What the 2026 Study Changes
July 18, 2026
The Alzheimer blood test in primary care took a clear step forward at a major scientific meeting reported in July…
P-tau217 Blood Test: What It Predicts a Decade Before Symptoms
17 July 2026
Research presented at AAIC 2026 and published in JAMA shows a p-tau217 blood test can estimate the risk of cognitive…
Comprehensive Blood Panels: Do You Really Need One?
12 July 2026
A comprehensive blood panel promises a snapshot of your health from a single blood draw, and in 2026 that promise…
HPV Self-Collection Test: What’s New in Cervical Cancer Screening
July 3, 2026
An HPV self-collection test lets you provide your own vaginal sample for cervical cancer screening, either in a clinic or,…
Lipoprotein(a) Screening for Every Adult: What the 2026 Guideline Changes
June 24, 2026
Lipoprotein(a) screening has moved into the spotlight. In March 2026, a major United States guideline began recommending that every adult…
Alzheimer Blood Test: What the New FDA-Cleared Test Means in 2026
23 June 2026
An Alzheimer blood test cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2025 has changed how doctors can…
Multi-cancer early detection test: what the 2026 trial really showed
June 15, 2026
A multi-cancer early detection test is a single blood draw meant to look for several cancers at once, sometimes before…
Ozempic and breast cancer: what a major 2026 study found
June 14, 2026
Ozempic and breast cancer landed in the headlines in June 2026, after a large U.S. study found that women taking…
Sickle Cell Disease in Young Adults: Complications and Care
August 22, 2025
Sickle cell disease in young adults is a turning point that many families do not see coming. In childhood, care…
SF3B1 Myelodysplasia: Causes, Treatment and Outlook
July 10, 2025
SF3B1 myelodysplasia is a form of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in which a change in a gene called SF3B1 disrupts the…
Atrial Fibrillation and MPN: Balancing Clot and Bleeding Risk
July 8, 2025
Living with both atrial fibrillation and MPN puts your care team in a careful balancing act. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is…
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