98 m. ago New blood test could diagnose serious condition patients are told is ‘in their head’

Scientists have developed a blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome with 96% accuracy

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45 h. ago Scientists create first ever blood test to diagnose ME Chronic Fatigue

400,000 have the condition in the UK, but many have faced claims that it is mental, not physical

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46 h. ago Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies neededScientists say they have developed the world’s first blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).There is no currently no test for the condition and patients tend to be diagnosed based on symptoms, which means many can go undiagnosed for years. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Scientists claim to have developed first ever blood test to diagnose ME

Hope for sufferers of devastating myalgic encephalomyelitis - otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - who can go years without a diagnosis

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4 d. ago Man 'accidentally' diagnosed with health condition while giving blood shares urgent plea

Peter Randle, 69, from Coventry, has given blood 138 times and has the universal blood group O negative

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7 d. ago We want to see our conspiracy theorist mum behind bars for what she did to our sister Paloma

A week after Paloma Shemirani was diagnosed with the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2023, she FaceTimed her older brother Sebastian.

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2 w. ago Dad dismissed bad cough as Covid before shock blood cancer diagnosis

Ian Milton, from Paisley, became unwell before Christmas last year, dismissing his symptoms as a severe cold or coronavirus.

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4 w. ago NHS to trial revolutionary blood test that could speed up Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Only two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis, despite it being number one cause of death in UK

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