Occult blood is when you can’t see blood in your urine with your eye and it’s only visible under a microscope. You may need antibiotics or different treatments depending on the infection or other ...

Red blood cells (RBC) can be present in urine even when they are not visible to a person. Also known as hematuria, RBC in urine can indicate an infection, kidney disease, and other health conditions.

Scientists have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.

A urinalysis is a standard test that is used for medical checkups. It provides doctors with a number of health markers that allow them to detect diseases or other conditions. However, this test often ...

You may have hematuria due to an infection, such as a urinary tract infection, or recent sexual activity. Long-term conditions, such as viral hepatitis, can also cause red blood cells in your pee. Red ...

Only 1 in 15 urine dipstick tests showing proteinuria in the primary care setting are followed up with albuminuria quantification testing, according to investigators. These findings expose a broad gap ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 ...