Where Does Blood Testing Stand Today?

The dream about a drop of blood signaling a wide range of diagnostic results was shattered with Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scam. The machination of the company has set back the innovation of blood testing and investment into the field for years. However, there’s always hope. The Medical Futurist looked around where blood testing stands today and what’s the future it is heading towards. Dreaming about a home laboratory Stephen just came home from walking his dog, Barney, an always smiling labrador. The 40-something got off his smart shoes, sat back on the yellow couch that he and her partner, Sara, were fighting about at IKEA (of course, she won the argument) and started reading the report that the sensors in the sole sent him about the walk. The flashy document appeared in a see-through virtual panel above the mahogany coffee table. Suddenly, another notification arrived with flashy red dots. Stephen seemed to be annoyed by the message that said he should have the regular blood test soon. However, after contemplating about his experiences as a child with standing in line for a lab test in a crowded hospital, nurses drawing many ampoules of blood and him waiting several days for the results, he smiled and thought to himself – he should be glad things have changed. Afterward, Stephen took out his home lab testing kit, which only required one drop of blood and tested everything from his white blood cell count to his glucose level. The results were taken to the clou...
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