Health
Home health-care tests: Proceed with caution
(HealthDay)—Home pregnancy tests are commonplace, but that doesn't mean that every type of self-test for health issues is reliable.
Nov 7, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Greater diagnostic certainty in choosing the right treatment for breast cancer
Choosing the correct individualised treatment for breast cancer depends upon determination of receptors for oestrogen, progesterone and HER2. The gold-standard method is currently immunohistochemistry (IHC). However, in 5 ...
Oct 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media fueling eating disorders among female athletes, research shows
Social media is fueling eating disorders among female athletes who feel they must achieve the "ideal" body, according to experts.
Apr 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer?
Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer?
Nov 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How fast could SARS-CoV-2 be detected?
In the past 20 years, humans have suffered several serious epidemics from emerging viruses, such as SARS, swine flu, Ebola, MERS and (most recently) SARS-CoV-2. During each epidemic, an accurate, rapid, and accessible molecular ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trump administration to distribute 150 mn rapid coronavirus tests
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the distribution of 150 million rapid coronavirus tests ordered from Abbott Laboratories that are able to deliver a result in 15 minutes and display it in a similar format to ...
Sep 29, 2020
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