A urine test is a simple yet informative diagnostic tool that can reveal a wide range of potential health issues, from ...

March 15, 2010 — Routine dipstick urinalysis screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has little clinical value and is not cost-effective, according to the results of a study analyzing data on ...

New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions Date: August 27, 2018 Source: Scripps Research Institute Summary: Scientists have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the ...

When testing by urinary protein dipstick yields abnormal results, clinicians should order follow-up albuminuria testing.

Follow-up albuminuria testing can be an important step in kidney care following initial abnormal results from a urine protein dipstick test, according to an analysis of health records.“Accurate ...

Soon you will be able to perform a bacterial culture at home to test for urinary tract infection (UTI), with clinical-level results. A "digital dipstick" developed by researchers at KTH Royal ...

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba performed a cost-effectiveness analysis using economic modeling to assess the impact of adding dipstick hematuria testing to a pre-existing mass health ...

The dipstick test is still in development but could be on store shelves in two to three years, says study leader John J. Lavigne, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the school’s Department of ...