The NHS is expanding a scheme to offer a pin prick blood test which tells whether you have dangerous high cholesterol in just seven minutes while you wait
Blood test now offered at pharmacies to detect ‘ticking timebomb’ high cholesterol
The NHS is expanding a scheme to offer a pin prick blood test which tells whether you have dangerous high cholesterol in just seven minutes while you wait
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Martin Bagot Health and Science Editor
The pin-prick test will analyse a patient’s cholesterol profile
The finger-prick blood test, which takes just seven minutes to complete, will be rolled out at around 100 pharmacies this autumn.
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Molecular profiles will give detailed snapshot of person’s physiology and predict diseases from diabetes to cancer and dementia
Quick detection means speedier treatment and better chance of survival
Blood test can rule out risk, as 'bad' cholesterol generally has no symptoms
