5 blood tests every senior should get

Here are five tests worth asking your doctor about at your next visit. The complete blood count, or CBC, measures red blood ...
Healio

Benefits of routine COVID-19 testing depend on circulating variant virulence

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The costs of COVID-19 testing in nursing homes outweighed benefits based on winter 2023-2024 conditions. Testing ...
TCTMD

Even After Multivessel or LM PCI, Routine Stress Testing Adds Nothing

Even in patients with multivessel or left main coronary artery disease, routine functional testing after PCI adds no benefit, according to a new subanalysis of the POST-PCI trial supporting the ...
KTVZ

Routine prenatal test revealed her ‘hidden cancer.’ A study suggests what doctors should watch for

(CNN) — What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during ...
Medscape

Routine Adrenal Testing Post-Prednisolone May Not Be Needed

Among 267 participants, only five (1.9%; 95% CI, 0.8-4.3%) had glucocorticoid therapy–induced adrenal insufficiency, with four of them having an AddiQoL-30 score ≤ 85. A total of 75 patients (34%; 95% ...
KESQ News

Experts stress importance of routine testing for National HIV Testing Day

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The fight against HIV is far from over, and growing uncertainty around federal support isn't helping. This year, fears grew when the Trump administration proposed deep ...