A new finger-prick blood test developed by a US geneticist could reveal much about your health – and save you from having to go to a doctor’s office to draw blood. Photo: Shutterstock
‘It’s Theranos that works’: how a finger-prick blood test could reveal data to help you take up healthier habits
- A geneticist and his team were able to get nearly the same results as a typical blood draw from finger pricking, similar to the blood sugar test diabetics do
- Unlike the discredited Theranos, the process uses a conventional testing lab to analyse metabolism, the immune system, blood sugar and other measures of health
A new finger-prick blood test developed by a US geneticist could reveal much about your health – and save you from having to go to a doctor’s office to draw blood. Photo: Shutterstock