NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a dipstick test suggests there's blood in the urine, the next step should be to examine a sample of the urine under a microscope to make sure the dipstick result is ...

Look at blood smeared across a slide under a microscope, and you see a mystery revealed. The ruby-colored, vital, fluid of life we call blood is made of lots of stuff. There is the liquid plasma that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...

Blood in urine, known as haematuria, can signal kidney cancer. This symptom, whether visible or microscopic, demands immediate medical attention. Whil ...

Blood tests are among the most common tools in medicine. Scientists are working to make blood cell imaging faster and more ...

Finding blood in your urine can be alarming, but it’s not always cancer. From infections and stones to exercise or ...

If you've ever woken up in a cold sweat with the gnawing certainty that your blood is infected by rare tropical parasites -- and which of us hasn't -- then it will come as welcome news that a cure may ...