Phlebotomy is a great career field. You are able to get in front of folks at a particularly vulnerable time in their lives, which brings a unique dynamic that can have huge impacts on both you and the patient. Phlebotomists are also more of the “front...
When a person is involved in a serious accident one of the most important requirements is making sure they receive the correct type of blood. Many people are familiar with the common blood categories such as A, B, AB or O but most may not have heard about the...
New research could pave the way for a blood test which could detect lung cancer, it has been revealed. A study, published in journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, revealed that microRNA molecules in the blood of people with lung cancer could...
First and foremost, I am a professional. I’ve been around ever since it was discovered that our blood holds deeply complex secrets about human health. Today, thousands of tests are performed on the blood I carefully extract from dozens of patients every day. I...
A simple blood test carried out when a patient is being discharged from hospital could cut hospital readmissions for those with heart failure, research has shown. Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that patients whose levels of a certain protein reduced by less...
A blood test could be used to measure a smoker’s danger of heart disease, researchers have found. Levels of a lung protein found in the blood of smokers could indicate their risk of dangerous plaque build-up in blood vessels, according to a study published in...
