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A review of the present and future of NHS lab testing for COVID-19 was published by the ACB on 30 April 2020.

Lynn Faulds Wood, who died of a stroke on 24 April at the age of 72, was a Scottish television presenter and journalist.

A US study of 1537 women aged 42 to 52 years claims that a highly sensitive blood test for an ovarian hormone, anti-Mūllerian hormone (AMH), can predict the timing of a woman’s last menstrual period.

Research has suggested that a single blood cholesterol measurement in early adulthood can help predict the risk of developing coronary heart disease or stroke by the age of 75.

The RCGP has advised that GPs who are consulted about a patient’s direct-to-consumer test results should use clinical and family history to decide whether to make a referral to an NHS genetics specialist.

Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Nottingham have recently published a new study on a blood test that has the potential of revolutionizing the diagnosis of TB.

Four hours after taking gluten, patients with coeliac disease had an increased blood cytokine concentration

A large trial of screening pregnant women for Group B Streptococcus in late pregnancy or in labour will study its effect in reducing life-threatening infection in the newborn.

Cervical Screening News

A large international study of ICP has identified a serum bile acid level below which there is no increase in the risk of stillbirth.