Mount Sinai researchers have identified a genetic biomarker of asthma that can be tested for using a simple nasal brush
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Crucial test of Ebola vaccine raises hopes, doubts in Congo
Irene Mboyo Mola spent 11 days caring for her husband as he died of Ebola in a hospital where she
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Negative rapid test results may delay antiviral therapy in patients with severe influenza
A new study has found that half of influenza cases in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) received
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Serum iron test: Procedure, results, and normal ranges
If a doctor suspects that a person does not have a healthy amount of iron in their blood, they may
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Immunoscore—a test to improve the care and treatment of colon cancer
With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the
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High-sensitivity troponin test reduces risk of future heart attack
The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies
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Study finds more than 40 percent of prostate biopsies could be avoided with new blood test
A multi-center study that validates the clinical performance of IsoPSA—a new blood test that has proven to be more accurate
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Biotin supplements caused misleading test results, almost led to unnecessary procedure
A new case report in the Journal of the Endocrine Society documents how a patient’s use of a common biotin
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New rabies test could radically change testing, treatment
(HealthDay)—A new rapid rabies test for animals could revolutionize screening and spare humans unnecessary painful treatment, according to a U.S.
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UK: 450,000 women missed out on breast cancer test
Britain’s health minister apologized Wednesday for what he called a “serious failure” that resulted in hundreds of thousands of women
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