In the spring of 2022, a pediatric gastroenterologist treating children in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow issued an alert to Public Health Scotland (PHS), warning of an unusual outbreak of hepatitis cases ...
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Out-of-pocket costs for screening mammography have been mostly eliminated for women over 40 years old, but not for any needed follow-up procedures or testing if a screening mammogram is abnormal. A study by the Neiman Health ...
Mar 27, 2023
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A quick, affordable diagnostic test developed by a Washington State University researcher may help curb one of the most prevalent but least discussed sexually transmitted infections.
Mar 27, 2023
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In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasized the importance of testing:
Mar 24, 2023
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Acute gastroenteritis afflicts adults of all ages, causing significant suffering and inflicting significant costs on the American healthcare system. A new study encompassing nearly 40,000 hospital visits from a geographically ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounts for more than 90% of the confirmed diabetes cases. It has become a common metabolic disease and is expected to affect 380 million people worldwide by 2025. Currently, clinically used diagnostic ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests. If you've taken an at-home COVID-19 or pregnancy test, then you've taken what is scientifically ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Weaknesses in the United States laboratory system, which were illuminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscore a need for policy changes to improve the country's infectious disease response, according to a new analysis ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Being overweight impacts your heart health in more ways than you might think. A new Journal of the American College of Cardiology review paper from Mayo Clinic outlines how obesity affects the common tests used to diagnose ...
Feb 28, 2023
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The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently published an updated practice guideline for treatment of patients with eating disorders. The guideline provides recommendations on assessment and evidence-based pharmacological, ...
Feb 28, 2023
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