A couple of years ago, we heard about a robotic device that was designed to draw blood samples. And while it had only been tested on artificial arms at the time, it's now been successfully trialed on ...

The concentration quantification of an analyte (e.g., glucose, cholesterol, antigens, enzymes) in a physiological sample (e.g., saliva, urine, blood) plays a prominent role in the diagnosis and ...

Thanks to the increasing availability of point-of-care (POC) testing, the use of capillary blood (fingerstick) sampling worldwide is growing. Anemia affects around 25% of the global population. Its ...

Intensive care units (ICUs) frequently encounter the challenge of managing blood loss associated with repeated diagnostic testing. Iatrogenic anaemia, exacerbated by cumulative blood withdrawals, ...

Midline intravenous catheters (MCs) have been used in clinical settings since the 1950s and are an alternative for intravenous (IV) access for giving infusions and medications for long-term therapy in ...

Researchers from the UK and Israel have identified a new blood group system in humans, marking a major breakthrough in hematology. The discovery, published in September, stems from a puzzling case in ...

Blood sampling through the caudal vasculature is a widely used technique in fish biology for investigating organismal health and physiology. In live fishes, it can provide a quick, easy and relatively ...