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Few Lab Tests Actually Need 8 Hours of Fasting, Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- Fasting less than 8 hours before routine blood tests generally did not change results, with few exceptions, according to an observational study. In paired within-person analyses of over 100,000 patients undergoing multiple blood...

Few Lab Tests Actually Need 8 Hours of Fasting, Study Suggests

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(MedPage Today) -- "So, Dr. Pelzman, what should I do about all these test results?" This seems to be a portal message many of us have received with increasing frequency over the past year or two, as…

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