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Tumor DNA in the Blood Can Predict Lung Cancer Outcome

The Francis Crick Institute

Researchers have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome

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Increasing Risk of Dementia in the US, Researchers Warn

Springer Nature

Study suggests the number of US adults who will probably develop dementia each year will increase from around 514,000 in 2020 to approximately 1 million in 2060

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Report Calls for Regulation to Protect Children from the Dangers of Chemicals and Plastics

Boston College

Few legal or policy constraints apply to the global chemical inventories of an estimated 350,000 products, according to the Consortium for Children’s Environmental Health

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Women Are Less Likely to Get a Lung Transplant than Men and Spend 6 Weeks Longer on the Waiting List

European Respiratory Society

New study encourages changes in regulation and clinical guidelines to address inequality in lung transplantation

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People Find Medical Test Results Hard to Understand, Increasing Overall Worry

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The problem is that many medical reports aren’t written with patients in mind

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Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Through Diagnostic Precision

Jeanie Bach MSN, RN CCRN

PCR panels offer an effective way for clinical labs to fight the threat of AMR

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High Levels of Omega-3, Omega-6 May Protect Against Cancer

University of Georgia

Fish oil supplements could help guard against overall risk of developing cancer

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Cytovale Completes $100 Million Series D Funding to Accelerate Commercial Expansion of Its Rapid Sepsis Solution

Cytovale

IntelliSep is the first and only FDA-cleared cellular host diagnostic indicated for use in the ED

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NIH Awards $27M to Establish New Network of Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems

National Human Genome Research Institute

Network will analyze and improve how genomic information is integrated into patient care

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Roche Showcases Solutions for Laboratories of the Future at the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine 2024 Clinical Lab Expo

Roche

Roche will present its growing portfolio of integrated systems and data solutions to optimize your resources and simplify and streamline your lab operations to drive better health outcomes

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