Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The traditional process of drawing blood may soon get a high-tech upgrade as health systems across the US begin testing a robot ...

Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics, but some collect blood for donation purposes. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr ...

A phlebotomist is a healthcare professional trained to collect blood samples. Many different professionals work together as part of a medical team. Each team member has their role and responsibilities ...

Covaris, a PerkinElmer company specializing in sample preparation technologies for the life sciences, today announced the launch of its truCOLLECT Solution, a novel integrated system for remote whole ...

Recovering analytes, including proteins, nucleic acids, bacteria or viruses from dried blood samples can be challenging, especially when existing dried blood microsampling technologies create ...

Tasso, maker of at-home blood sample collection systems, is launching the next generation of its devices that aim to support patients enrolled in clinical trials and simplify their participation in ...

Novel innovations for stabilizing the plasma proteome in whole blood samples provide researchers with more confidence in their protein analysis. To reduce the preanalytical variability, scientists can ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several health ...

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