The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a shortage of blue top blood test tubes, and the experience could reduce wasteful testing even after supply chain issues are rectified. Physicians who were alerted ...
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If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances are that they ran a complete blood count or CBC. One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times ...
A pandemic-related shortage of a mundane item -- tubes to collect blood samples from patients -- has caused headaches for health systems worldwide. But it may also have a silver lining: A lesson in ...
March 15, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Using smaller blood tubes decreases the amount of blood collected, does not appear to affect laboratory test results, and reduces the amount of blood drawn overall, ...
A new blood test that detects a hallmark of Alzheimer's is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease. The test, the first of its kind to be cleared by the Food and Drug ...