A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to ...

Don't just go by your provider's promise on broadband speed. Use the Which? free speed test to investigate. Here we explain how to use the speed checker. If your broadband isn't as fast as it should ...

A blood glucose test measures how much sugar you have in your blood. You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. When you eat ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is a blood test that calculates the average concentration of hemoglobin in red blood cells in relation to their total volume. Low MCHC values may ...

A potassium blood test is used to measure the amount of potassium in your blood. It is part of a panel of blood tests called a basic metabolic panel (BMP) that measures different substances in your ...

Lunar eclipses are sometimes called blood moons because of the phenomenon. During a lunar eclipse, the moon gets its red coloration because any sunlight that's not blocked by the Earth is filtered ...

See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'. The first total lunar eclipse since 2022 is set to grace the night sky tomorrow (March 13-14, 2025) — but only for those ...

Under the protocol, the subject is strapped to a gurney, forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a mask placed on their face, depriving them of oxygen. The procedure is a relatively new ...

When your blood sugar levels fall within the recommended ranges, it’s a sign your diabetes treatment and management plan is working. You and your doctor can determine your exact blood sugar targets.

Though a urine test can indicate the presence of alcohol, if a health or legal authority suspects that a person has been drinking in excess, they are more likely to request a breath or blood test.

(AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using ...