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Medications

FDA approves first test to spot folks at high risk of opioid use disorder

A newly approved test can determine whether a person has a genetically driven risk of becoming addicted to opioids.

Dec 21, 2023

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Oncology & Cancer

Artificial intelligence analysis of DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers noninvasively detects ovarian cancer

A blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of the proteins CA125 and HE4 could differentiate patients with ovarian cancer from healthy controls or patients with benign ...

Apr 9, 2024

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Health

Someday, your shopping cart might gauge your heart health

Could a grocery cart save lives by preventing possible strokes? It just might.

Jun 29, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Australian firm recalls US COVID tests over false positives

Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home COVID-19 tests in the United States over an increased chance of false positives.

Oct 6, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI helps create better, simpler hepatitis and COVID-19 tests

Going beyond pregnancy and COVID-19, the world could someday soon come to rely on at-home tests for many diseases thanks in part to AI-fueled improvements.

May 8, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers identify technique to detect false positive COVID-19 results

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed and tested a process to identify potential false-positive COVID-19 results. The method, used at MU Health Care, could help other laboratories prevent unnecessary ...

Nov 17, 2021

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Oncology & Cancer

Artificial intelligence cuts lung cancer screening false positives

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Screening is key for early detection and increased survival, but the current method has a 96 percent false positive rate. Using machine learning, researchers at ...

Mar 13, 2019

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Has Australia really had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 cases?

A preliminary study, posted online this week by researchers at the Australian National University and elsewhere, estimates 71,000 Australians had COVID-19 by mid-July—60,000 more than official number of cases diagnosed ...

Sep 18, 2020

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