What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...
What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...
The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. By Pam Belluck A blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has received ...
Cheap blood tests that could spot Alzheimer’s early are set to be given to more than a thousand adults in an effort to “revolutionise” how the condition is diagnosed. In a ...
Picture this: You've just finished your annual doctor's appointment. You feel good, and the routine tests your doctor ...
Around four years ago, now 77-year-old John Gormly went for what was supposed to be a routine blood test. But the results were life-changing. The test suggested Gormly had colon cancer, which a ...
Dr Karan Rajan, an NHS surgeon, said: "If you've been told that your iron is normal - but you still feel exhausted, forgetful and have a low mood - this is what you should ask your doctor to check on ...