(HealthDay)—Just how prepared the United States is to quell an outbreak of coronavirus on American soil came into question on
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Enhancing drug testing with human body-on-chip systems
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves only 13.8% of all tested drugs, and these numbers are even lower
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Research supports expanding insurance coverage of non-invasive prenatal testing
Research conducted by the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences provides evidence to support expansion of
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EPA to phase out chemical testing on mammals
The eventual elimination of chemical testing on mammals was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency plans
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What pill is that? Cheap and easy pill testing could soon be in your own hands
Almost nine out of ten Australians take some form of medication, according to a recent poll. Much of that will
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Genomic testing of a single patient reveals a gene commonly mutated in pediatric melanoma
Comprehensive clinical genomic testing of an adolescent patient, including whole genome sequencing, helped researchers identify mutations in a single gene
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Community-based HIV testing effective in reaching undiagnosed populations, new study finds
One in three people living with HIV in Vietnam remain undiagnosed, according to recent estimates. New strategies and models of
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For patients with kidney disease, genetic testing may soon be routine
A new study has found that genes cause about 1 in 10 cases of chronic kidney disease in adults, and
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Congo starts first-ever trial testing Ebola drugs
Congo has begun the first-ever trial to test the effectiveness and safety of four experimental Ebola drugs, the first time
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Genomic testing for the causes of stillbirth should be considered for routine use
Miscarriage and stillbirth are devastating events, and today, around 25 percent of these perinatal deaths are unexplained despite autopsy. Discovering
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