Background. Reliable reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)–based diagnosis of Ebola virus infection currently requires a blood sample obtained by intravenous puncture. During the ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine if heel warming prior to heelstick increases the volume of blood collected compared to no warming. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial involving 100 preterm and term ...

The specimen of choice that enables the collection of small blood volumes from neonatal or critically ill patients is a capillary blood specimen. This specimen type has gained favour with many ...

A new finger prick test claims to detect Alzheimer’s with 91% accuracy using p-tau217 biomarkers. Learn how this accessible ...

Nova Biomedical is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a micro capillary sample mode on the Stat Profile Prime Plus ® Critical Care ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Babson Diagnostics (Babson), a transformative medical technology company, is improving the way the public receives diagnostic blood testing. According to the CDC, 70% ...

New data suggest that blood glucose monitoring systems that rely on capillary samples may not be as accurate as arterial or venous sampling when used in patients receiving intensive medical ...

Nowadays a blood test usually requires a doctor’s visit, a needle poke in the arm, and a day-long wait for results to come back from a lab. So when Silicon Valley start-up Theranos promised a device ...