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Why are EU ministers having blood tests for ‘forever chemicals’?

PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.

10/07/2025

Health news

Will the world's blood supply be the next casualty of climate change?

Donors would be impacted by blood-borne diseases and extreme weather, while demand for blood could surge, a new study has found.

19/04/2025

Health news

The 'Celtic curse,' the blood condition affecting the Irish diaspora

Awareness about haemochromatosis - a genetic condition that also affects people from Scotland, Wales, England, and Brittany - is still relatively low.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Drone delivery of urgent blood supplies trialled in the UK

The blood samples were flown between two facilities in Northumberland, a journey which took just over an hour and shaved seven minutes off the longer route by road.

22/08/2024

Health news

Blood test using AI could help predict Parkinson's disease early

A new simple blood test could predict Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear.

19/06/2024

Healthcare

Inquiry on UK's infected blood scandal slams government failings

The UK prime minister issued an apology in the House of Commons, promising to compensate victims for the government's failings.

20/05/2024

Health news

Europe's 'silent killer': Experts on how to lower high blood pressure

Hypertension, while common, can lead to heart disease and stroke if unmanaged, leading medics to often refer to it as a "silent killer".

17/05/2024

Health news

New blood test shows 83% accuracy in detecting colon cancer

A promising study showed that a blood test diagnosed colorectal cancer with an 83 per cent accuracy, giving an alternative to current stool tests.

15/03/2024

Health news

Blood test can detect people at risk of Parkinson’s with 90% accuracy

A new blood test from researchers at Oxford University could identify people at risk for Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms manifest.

06/12/2023

Health news

A new blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease earlier

Researchers have developed a PCR assay to detect higher levels of mitochondrial DNA damage in blood cells.

01/09/2023

Health news

Do Europe's blood donation policies still refer to sexual orientation?

On World Blood Donor Day, Euronews looks at the differences in blood donation policies across the European Union.

14/06/2023

Health news

This early blood test could uncover the true cause of pregnancy loss

The study, which has had 1,700 women participants so far, is looking to detect the cause behind a lost pregnancy as early as five weeks gestation.

19/05/2023

Health news

Scientists can spot signs of PTSD in your blood

Blood tests could help improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers say.

28/03/2023