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ELISA 96 well plate showing graduated standard curve in triplicate and patient samples in duplicate. Wells are various shade of yellow which is proportional to the amount of analyte detected.

New fees from UK regulator could push up costs ...

Once again, British medical diagnostic companies are being asked to dig deeper into their pockets to fund the medical devices approval and monitoring work of MHRA, the UK regulator for...

New fees from UK regulator could push up costs ...

Once again, British medical diagnostic companies are being asked to dig deeper into their pockets to fund the medical devices approval and monitoring work of MHRA, the UK regulator for...

Blood sample being added to a self-test kit

Is it too easy to be a medical test distributor...

Remarkably, in the UK, it is still currently possible for anyone to set up in business and call themselves a medical diagnostics company, distributing medical tests directly to the general...

Is it too easy to be a medical test distributor...

Remarkably, in the UK, it is still currently possible for anyone to set up in business and call themselves a medical diagnostics company, distributing medical tests directly to the general...

Lateral flow dispenser used in R&D laboratory

How does a PSA self-test actually work?

R&D scientist Dr John Rees, explains how self-testing kits for prostate specific antigen (PSA) work. Most blood, urine and swab tests in the SELFCHECK range work in the same way...

How does a PSA self-test actually work?

R&D scientist Dr John Rees, explains how self-testing kits for prostate specific antigen (PSA) work. Most blood, urine and swab tests in the SELFCHECK range work in the same way...

Nurse performing a blood test to check ferritin levels using a SELFCHECK Iron Level Test for iron deficiency anaemia

Iron Deficiency Anaemia: Causes, Symptoms and T...

Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common type of anaemia and is caused by lack of iron, often because of blood loss or pregnancy. It's treated with iron tablets and...

Iron Deficiency Anaemia: Causes, Symptoms and T...

Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common type of anaemia and is caused by lack of iron, often because of blood loss or pregnancy. It's treated with iron tablets and...

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Allergy tests - what you really need to know

Allergies affect 1 in 3 people in the UK and can mean different things to different people, ranging from food aversions to asthma, eczema and severe anaphylactic reactions. Those of...

Allergy tests - what you really need to know

Allergies affect 1 in 3 people in the UK and can mean different things to different people, ranging from food aversions to asthma, eczema and severe anaphylactic reactions. Those of...

Woman sat on sofa thinking of the future

Why choose a blood pregnancy test?

You think you're pregnant.You rush out to the supermarket, hand over ten quid for a well known branded pregnancy test, get home, read the instructions and realise that to get...

Why choose a blood pregnancy test?

You think you're pregnant.You rush out to the supermarket, hand over ten quid for a well known branded pregnancy test, get home, read the instructions and realise that to get...