Jan 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator said on Wednesday it was expanding the medical device shortage list to include all blood specimen collection tubes due to supply challenges led by an ...

Using small-volume rather than standard-volume collection tubes to draw blood for laboratory testing may reduce the incidence of anemia and the need for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in intensive ...

For the past month, the U.S. has been facing a dire lack of blood collection tubes, both due to the demands of the pandemic and global supply chain issues. This week, the National Coalition of STD ...

Using smaller vials to collect blood samples from people in intensive care could help to prevent risky transfusions. The simple change could lower the risk of complications and preserve valuable ...

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 plasma proteome is a rich source of potential biomarkers for diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. To assess these proteins, scientists commonly draw whole blood samples into ...

A laboratory technician places human blood samples on an automated testing line. This laboratory, which operates a fully automated system complete with advanced robotics, can test more than 50,000 ...