Rapid UTI PCR testing entered UK clinical use for the first time at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on October 28, 2026.

The FDA cleared Waters' BD Onclarity HPV assay test for home use in April. Via Quest, it will reach patients starting next year.

You’re probably no stranger to having a nurse draw multiple vials of blood at annual checkups. You might not think twice about this (except, ouch!). But once evaluated, these samples reveal how well ...

Even a routine blood test may come with an overnight fasting requirement. Many medical practices still ask patients to go without food for 8–12 hours before blood is drawn. While the protocol was ...

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A Russian plague lab assistant may have accidentally broken a test tube containing a deadly “Black Death” pathogen before being infected, a local report claimed. Now, up to 200 people are now believed ...

A Caterpillar 160 Next Gen motor grader undergoes testing Aug. 31 at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory’s test track on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus. The laboratory evaluates ...