Much of the blood drawn for laboratory analysis is wasted. In a clinical setting where your blood is being taken multiple times a day, wouldn't it be better for the laboratory to use a smaller amount ...

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, ...

August 11, 2011 (Kansas City, Missouri) — Taking less blood from acute-MI patients for diagnostic tests may improve patient outcomes by reducing the risk of hospital-acquired anemia, a new study ...

The FDA is recommending that healthcare providers only perform blood draws considered medically necessary, after interruptions in the nationwide supply chain and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused ...

NORTHAMPTON – The recent decision of Cooley Dickinson Hospital to transfer the responsibility for drawing and handling blood from phlebotimists to RNs and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) has ...

Investigators have developed a new risk score that assesses a person's risk for developing ALS, as well as for survival after diagnosis, using a blood sample based on exposure to toxins in the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — You no longer need to be scared of needles, because Memorial Hospital is rolling out needle-less blood draws. This new technology allows healthcare workers to only stick a ...