HIV & AIDS
Late HIV diagnosis still an issue in Aotearoa
Forty percent of people diagnosed with HIV in Aotearoa between 2011 and 2020 were diagnosed late, a University of Otago study shows.
Apr 3, 2023
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News tagged with late diagnosis
Oncology & Cancer
Unmet needs linked with lower quality of life in people with lung cancer
Research published in the European Journal of Cancer Care suggests that unmet physical and psychological needs of patients with lung cancer have a significant impact on patients' quality of life and affect their ability to ...
Nov 3, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Undiagnosed HIV rising in Eastern Europe, Central Asia: agencies
The EU's disease control agency and the WHO on Thursday called for better HIV testing to spot cases early following rising undiagnosed cases especially in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
Nov 26, 2020
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Medical research
Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a devastating disorder that occurs very suddenly in the second half of pregnancy and causes severe health problems for both mother and baby. Preeclampsia also increases the risk of developing life-long chronic ...
Jul 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Poor and rich Indonesians do not get equal access to COVID-19 tests
Amid the urgent need for mass testing to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, poor people in the fourth-most-populous country have a difficult time to get tested for COVID-19. It's much easier for rich Indonesians ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Nearly 1 in 3 UK lung cancer patients dies within 3 months of diagnosis
The findings suggest that family doctors may not be picking up the signs of lung cancer and investigating them as appropriately as they might, or promptly enough, say the researchers.
Oct 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Late diagnosis is major factor in hospital cancer deaths
Late cancer diagnosis in Northern Ireland contributes to hospital deaths despite patient's preference to die at home according to a major report launched at Queen's University Belfast.
Apr 8, 2011
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