Brad Reisfeld is a professor of chemical and biological engineering, biomedical engineering, and public health at Colorado State University. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health.

From CBC to CMP and beyond, blood test panels provide essential information to health practitioners. angelp/iStock via Getty Images Plus Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To ...

Learn about the many tests and examinations your blood sample undergoes in a lab. Giving a blood sample during a doctor’s visit is a common procedure. Discover the dizzying array of automated tests ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including ...

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a measure of the average amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells (RBCs). The hemoglobin in red blood cells picks up oxygen in the lungs and delivers it to all ...

Quest Diagnostics may be the preferred lab your health insurance, doctors, or specialists use for blood work or other samples. We’re reviewing its sub-brand Quest Health, from which you can order your ...

Ambient temperature influences the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether to prescribe medications, researchers ...