The FDA is warning healthcare providers, laboratory personnel, lab test developers and the public that biotin, vitamin B7, may interfere with laboratory tests and cause incorrect test results. Biotin ...

Biotin, also known as the "beauty vitamin" has been shown to improve hair, skin and nails. But experts warn this supplement may come with a concerning downside. Mounting research shows high doses of ...

A 52-year-old woman with progressive multiple sclerosis despite treatment was started on biotin 300 mg per day, based on a recent phase 3 trial showing improvement of multiple sclerosis symptoms with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has updated its safety communication to remind the public, health care providers, lab personnel and lab ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is reminding the medical community about the potential for high levels of biotin—or vitamin B7—to interfere with certain lab tests, including cardiac troponin ...

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The widespread use of biotin supplements in the general population, particularly at high doses for therapeutic and nutritional purposes, has raised concerns regarding its interference in immunoassays.

ATLANTA — Want healthy hair? Stronger nails? Then, you may have considered using biotin. Yet, recent social media posts raise concerns that taking too much could lead to a false negative on a COVID-19 ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Patients who are ingesting high levels of biotin in dietary supplements may be in danger of getting clinically significant incorrect lab results. Biotin is used in hormone tests and ...