Venous blood sampling is the most common invasive procedure in healthcare. A recent investigation performed by the Working group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) of the European Federation for ...

A new study shows that blood collected on a sanitary pad can be used for cervical cancer screening, opening the door to new diagnostics ...

An observational study from China finds that menstrual blood can be used to screen for HPV, the human papillomavirus, which ...

Menstrual blood HPV testing may offer a non-invasive option for cervical cancer screening with strong diagnostic accuracy. Learn more about the study.

A phlebotomist is a medical professional who draws your blood and collects samples for laboratory tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations. Phlebotomists are medical professionals who draw ...

Lancing a finger elicits minimal pain in humans and is applied routinely to obtain small volumes of blood for clinical diagnostics. A modified lancet bleeding method and several blood sampling ...