News tagged with test results
Student co-authors radiology study
“I believe that out of anxiety, patients want to know their test results as quickly as possible,” Roman Nelson (’12) said. “Having a medical scan done often comes with profound news, either ...
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May 16, 2012 |
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Engineers enter fight against AIDS in Africa
(AP) -- Getting AIDS test results from labs to remote villages once took weeks in Mozambique, with the information sent by courier along the impoverished country's terrible roads. The delay could mean death.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Green tea could cloud Olympic doping tests
(AP) -- Olympic doping officials are considering whether to tweak their tests after a recent British study showed green tea might hide testosterone from the standard test used to spot it.
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Patients want immediate access to radiology test results
You've been experiencing severe back pain and weakness in your right leg. Your doctor orders a spinal MRI to help determine the cause. The radiology report diagnoses cancer.
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Apr 02, 2012 |
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Electronic test result access does not reduce test ordering
(HealthDay) -- For office-based physicians, electronic access to patient imaging and laboratory test results does not decrease -- and may actually increase -- the number of diagnostic tests ordered, according ...
Health
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Physician reminders don't improve care for kidney disease patients
Laboratory-based treatment reminders meant to improve physicians' prescribing habits for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may not be effective, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Most parents who get tested for breast cancer genes share results with their children
A new study has found that when parents get tested for breast cancer genes, many of them share their results with their children, even with those who are very young. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journa ...
Cancer
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Singapore admits DNA test procedures not followed
Official DNA testing procedures were not properly followed in more than 400 investigations in Singapore, the city-state's authorities have admitted.
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Bowel Cancer Screening Programme announces first results
The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England is on track to cut bowel cancer deaths by its target of 16%, reveals an analysis of the first one million test results, published in Gut.
Cancer
Dec 08, 2011 |
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MR enterography as effective as CT in diagnosing Crohn's disease, reduces radiation exposure
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that MR enterography (MRE) without the use of an anti-peristaltic agent were as reliable as CT enterography (CTE) in determining the presence of Crohn's disease. Additionally, ...
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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