New Cardiovascular Risk Score Validated for Latin America and the Caribbean
MELISA Institute
This will allow greater accuracy in identifying people at high risk of cardiovascular disease in clinical practice
Health Risks
New Tool More Accurately Uses Genomic Data to Predict Disease Risk
Massachusetts General Hospital
Integrating data from different ancestries reduces bias in predicting disease risk
Health Care Disruptions Continue in Ukraine
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
Russian attacks in Ukraine continue to destabilize the region’s health care ecosystem
Ukraine Health Care in Crisis
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
Russian attacks lead to significant health concerns in Ukraine
Fungal Infections Plague Intensive COVID-19 Units
Jake Moskowitz, DVM, PhD
Opportunistic fungal infections present new challenges to health care providers on the front line of the pandemic
Biomedical Laboratory Safety Updates
Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ)
The latest edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories contains new information on risk assessments, potentially dangerous agents, and more
Why Greater Diversity is Needed in Genomic Research
Michelle Dotzert, PhD
Including participants of diverse ancestries in genome-wide association studies improves disease risk prediction, diagnosis, and development of treatments
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment Improves Accuracy of Health Predictions
Elsevier
Fitness levels predict health and longevity and should be incorporated as a vital assessment tool in routine clinical practice, report scientists in a new study
Common Disease Prevention and Cancer Screening Would Benefit from Genomic Risk Assessment
University of Helsinki
A recent study focused on five common diseases: coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation, breast cancer, and prostate cancer
Big-Data Study Pinpoints More Than 150 Genes Associated with Atrial Fibrillation
University of Michigan
The study also develops a genetic risk score for atrial fibrillation