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CRISPR-based technology shows promise for oral health assessment
CRISPR-based technology could be used to assess a range of oral and systemic diseases, say researchers from the Forsyth Institute.
May 16, 2023
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Lung Cancer
Biomarker data improves CT lung cancer screening's bottom line
The findings suggest a way to make CT lung cancer screening not only more useful but also economical when it comes to patient outcomes, wrote a team led by Zixuan Zhao, PhD, of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
May 23, 2022
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Carcinoma
NIH launches molecular typing program of childhood cancers
The service is being conducted through NCI's Childhood Cancer Initiative, which began in 2019. Participants will receive a free molecular characterization of their tumors, including analysis of DNA and RNA taken from tumor and blood samples. The initiative will expand later this year to include soft-tissue carcinomas, the NIH said.
March 20, 2022
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Article supports FDA review of lab-developed tests
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in August 2020 ruled that LDTs to diagnose whether patients are infected with SARS-CoV-2 did not have to undergo review by the FDA.
March 7, 2022
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Collaboration
Presidential panel sounds alarm on gaps in cancer screening
Underutilization of cancer screening is a serious problem, wrote Dr. John Williams of George Mason University in Gainesville, VA; Dr. Edith Mitchell of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; and Robert Ingram of Hatteras Venture Partners in Durham, NC, in a letter to President Joe Biden included in the report.
February 3, 2022
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Prostate Cancer
New blood test for prostate cancer screening reduces MRI
The findings could translate to better prostate cancer screening, said study contributing author Martin Eklund, PhD, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, in a statement released by the institute. The research team was led by Dr. Tobias Nordström, PhD, also of Karolinska.
August 12, 2021
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Infectious
FDA authorizes Abbott's COVID-19 real-time antigen test
"This new COVID-19 antigen test is an important addition to available tests because the results can be read in minutes, right off the testing card," said Dr. Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in a statement released by the FDA. "This means people will know if they have the virus in almost real-time."
August 26, 2020
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Ovarian Cancer
Healthy Nevada Project: Community genetic testing needed
The study, conducted by researchers from the Healthy Nevada Project, focused on identifying carriers of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch syndrome, and familial hypercholesterolemia.
July 28, 2020
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Inflammation
COVID-19 patients at risk for heart complications
The study findings suggest yet another facet of the illness that must be tracked, wrote a team led by Dr. Valentina Puntmann, PhD, of University Hospital Frankfurt in Germany.
July 27, 2020
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Emergency Use Authorization
FDA clears LabCorp's COVID-19 test for asymptomatic use
The agency renewed emergency use authorization (EUA) for LabCorp's assay with two new applications: testing asymptomatic individuals and allowing for pooled testing with up to five individual swab specimens.
July 26, 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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Study shows malaria drug resistance occurring in Horn of Africa
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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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