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Heart Disease
Can a simple saliva test ID CVD risk?
Researchers in Canada say that the early warning signs of cardiovascular disease may be gleaned from a simple saliva sample.
August 24, 2023
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Microbiology
Lab system reveals oral superorganisms with unique mobility that may threaten teeth
Oral bacteria and fungi team up, creating cavity-causing “superorganisms” that lead to more tooth decay, according to a study.
October 12, 2022
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Molecular Diagnostics
FDA warns of risk of false results from genetic prenatal tests
Also called noninvasive prenatal testing or tests (NIPTs), these screening tests can determine the risk of a fetus having certain genetic abnormalities, which could result in a child being born with a serious health condition. However, since they are not diagnostic tests, they cannot confirm or rule out a suspected genetic abnormality, the FDA said in an April 19 bulletin.
April 19, 2022
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Agreement
Proscia, Siemens ink digital pathology deal
Under the deal, Siemens Healthineers will expand its enterprise imaging offering into the global digital pathology market using Proscia’s Concentriq Dx platform. The agreement with Proscia enables Siemens Healthineers to expand into one of the few remaining areas of healthcare that is left to begin experiencing the full benefits of digitization.
March 16, 2022
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Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
Labs need to improve functionality, security of LIS
Achieving operational efficiencies throughout the lab is integral for diagnostic providers, requiring an LIS infrastructure that is functional, reliable, interoperable, and highly secure. As the U.S. moves toward an endemic approach to infectious disease, which will continue to drive testing, these survey results highlight significant shortcomings, the company said.
February 27, 2022
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Kickback
Bogus testing kickback scheme results in guilty plea
Elizabeth Turner, the owner of Advanced Tele-Genetic Counseling, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud conspiracy in the U.S. District Court in Nashville. Her company received approximately $234,730 in illegal kickback payments, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Middle District of Tennessee.
December 21, 2021
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Gastric Cancer
Cancer diagnoses still lower a year into COVID-19 pandemic
For a four-month period ending March 2021, the rate of cancer diagnosis was 19% lower than before the pandemic for eight common cancers, according to the study, which was completed by researchers from clinical lab operator Quest Diagnostics. While this represented an improvement over the first four months of the pandemic, the cancer diagnosis rate was still much lower than what might otherwise be expected.
August 31, 2021
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Blood Clots
Genetic testing cut adverse events in heart patients
Patients often will be prescribed the blood thinner clopidogrel to prevent blood clots after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, which can irritate blood vessels and cause clots.
August 26, 2020
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Sequencing
AI-based test diagnoses dental infection-related brain abscess
The algorithm-based pathogenic sequencing technique, which provides quicker, more precise results than traditional lab bacterial cultures, showed that several types of bacteria that can colonize the oral cavity were found in the 53-year-old woman's brain and spinal cord fluid. She was diagnosed with ventricular and spinal canal empyema, which is rarely seen today due to medical advances.
August 20, 2020
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PCR
Poor oral care may affect the accuracy of COVID-19 tests
Patients who didn't brush or rinse their teeth may have allowed noninfectious viral nucleic acid to build up, resulting in prolonged viral shedding. On average, those who didn't keep their oral cavities clean continued to shed the virus for an additional two weeks and resulted in more positive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the authors wrote.
August 3, 2020
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BioMérieux subsidiary secures DoD contract for infectious disease testing system
BioFire Defense, a subsidiary of BioMérieux, has secured an order-dependent contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for a military-use version of its multiplex polymerase chain reaction infectious disease test system.
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Schizophrenia
Genetic predisposition to smoking may drive schizophrenia heart disease risk: Study
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Harbinger Health raises $140M in series B funding
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BioMérieux subsidiary secures DoD contract for infectious disease testing system
BioFire Defense, a subsidiary of BioMérieux, has secured an order-dependent contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for a military-use version of its multiplex polymerase chain reaction infectious disease test system.
September 29, 2023
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Genetic predisposition to smoking may drive schizophrenia heart disease risk: Study
Genetic factors are unlikely to directly drive the increased rate of cardiovascular disease in schizophrenia patients but may influence lifestyle, according to a paper in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
September 29, 2023
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Harbinger Health raises $140M in series B funding
Biotech company Harbinger Health has raised $140 million in a series B funding round.
September 29, 2023
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Study shows malaria drug resistance occurring in Horn of Africa
Malaria parasites in eastern Africa have developed resistance to artemisinins, essential first-line drugs used in combination therapies, jeopardizing the progress made in recent decades against the disease.
September 29, 2023
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Day Zero Diagnostics to use $16M in funding to improve management of antibiotic-resistant infections
Day Zero Diagnostics recently raised $16 million to fund the application of whole-genome sequencing and artificial intelligence to antibiotic-resistant infections, facilitating the firm’s goal of changing how infectious diseases are diagnosed.
September 28, 2023
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U.S. Attorney’s Office wins $370M judgment in Medicare fraud case
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida won a $370 million default judgment against a Kentucky lab owner and his businesses for a lab testing scheme intended to defraud Medicare.
September 28, 2023
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Ginkgo Bioworks, Pfizer collaborate on RNA-based therapeutics
Cell engineering company Ginkgo Bioworks has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop RNA-based drug candidates.
September 28, 2023
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Study launched on early intervention with immune modulators in COVID-19
A clinical trial has been launched to determine if there are benefits to early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness.
September 26, 2023
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U.S. government investing $600M in COVID-19 test manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is investing $600 million in funding into COVID-19 test manufacturing.
September 26, 2023
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Some emergency sepsis screening tools inadequate, EU study suggests
Two out of the four internationally recommended screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognizing sepsis, say German researchers.
September 26, 2023
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Thermo Fisher Scientific prepared to expand its work at manufacturing facility
Thermo Fisher Scientific executives voiced hopes for expanding work to help combat diseases at its giant $180 million viral vector manufacturing site in Plainville, MA.
September 27, 2023
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HIV vaccine trial begins enrollment in U.S., South Africa
A clinical trial for a preventive HIV vaccine has begun enrollment in both the U.S. and South Africa.
September 25, 2023
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