Basic Science The esterase method of detecting leukocytes in a urine sample relies ... that the midstream clean-catch method of urine collection in nonpregnant women does not decrease ...

and instructions on how to obtain a “midstream clean-catch” sample. The clean-catch technique prevents bacteria or fungus from the penis or vagina from accidentally getting into the urine. How to ...

In the 2000s, biotech company Theranos promised to revolutionize blood testing. Founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed Theranos ...

A study published in ACS Nano presents a novel biosensor for the isothermal, highly sensitive detection of bladder cancer ...

The Teal Wand — "built with empathy," the company said — uses a swab to collect a vaginal sample. Women will then mail the sample to a lab that will screen for HPV (human papillomavirus), the ...

The Teal Wand — "built with empathy," the company said — uses a swab to collect a vaginal sample. Women will then mail the sample to a lab that will screen for HPV (human papillomavirus), the virus ...

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal ...