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  • IoT In Diagnostics: How Close Are We?

    Diagnostics World News | The potential the Internet of Things (IoT) presents in healthcare is obvious: myriad sensors relaying patient information and data directly to the researchers and physicians for fast, accurate diagnosis and treatment. However, the story of IoT's integration into healthcare is similar to the story of other technologies and their impact in the life sciences—long and slow-paced.

    Jul 19, 2019
  • Stanford's Primary Care Model To Add Digital Health, Genetic Tests

    Diagnostics World News | Planned enhancements to the primary care model of Stanford Health Care will blend the workflow of its Center for Personalized Wellness with the "democratization of healthcare" features of the All of Us Research Program of the National Institutes of Health. The focus is on detecting disease earlier, strengthening patient-provider relationships and deploying the latest health technology.

    Jul 16, 2019
  • Scientists Close In On Blood Test For Alzheimer's

    STAT | At the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, half a dozen research groups gave new results on various experimental tests, including one that seems 88% accurate at indicating Alzheimer's risk.

    Jul 15, 2019
  • Biomarkers In Pharma: Speakers At Upcoming Conference Talk Biomarkers

    Diagnostics World News | The Next Generation Diagnostics Summit aims to "Advance Diagnostics Together", and this year, the event brings top pharma from around to world to work closely with key players, fostering relationships, and continuing conversations that will improve patient care with cutting-edge technology and biomarkers that will bring life-saving medicine to market.

    Jul 11, 2019
  • Fibromyalgia Can Now Be Detected In The Blood, Researchers Say

    Diagnostics World News | Researchers from The Ohio State University have identified potential biomarkers of fibromyalgia and have differentiated the condition from several other related illnesses. They believe the discovery could be a turning point that leads to a blood test.

    Jul 9, 2019
  • Best Practices In Commercializing Diagnostics

    Diagnostics World News | Joshua Krieger, an innovation economist at the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, discusses the challenges and best practices in commercializing diagnostic products and what steps entrepreneurs should take as they prepare to go to market.

    Jul 3, 2019
  • MX3 Diagnostics, Illumina, QIAGEN, And More: News From June 2019

    Diagnostics World News | June featured news, products, and partnerships from around the diagnostics community from numerous companies, universities, and organizations, including MX3 Diagnostics, Illumina, QIAGEN, and more.

    Jul 1, 2019
  • Tickborne Illnesses: Have We Broken The Code To Better Illness Management?

    Diagnostics World News Contributed Commentary | Tickborne illnesses are on the rise in the US, according to the CDC. But changes in diagnostics, clinician resources and education, and analysis may be helping us turn a corner toward more effective tickborne illness management.

    Jun 28, 2019
  • New Point-Of-Care Tool Instantly Diagnoses Rare Diseases

    Diagnostics World News | One of the most vexing problems in diagnostics, crossing multiple specialty areas, is the large number of rare diseases that can take years, if ever, for a physician to identify. New point-of-care DNA analysis software is now freely available that could change all of that, making genetic conditions easier to diagnose in clinical practice and research programs.

    Jun 26, 2019
  • Integrating Clinical Research And Care In A Perpetual Trial

    Diagnostics World News | Mika Newton, CEO of xCures, believes R&D is about to hit a wall. The solution? A perpetual trial—the combination of real world data collection and artificial intelligence platform that can provide patients and their physicians with individualized treatment options.

    Jun 25, 2019
  • Putting The Digital In Digital Health

    Diagnostics World News | Karl Poterack discusses the latest in digital biomarkers and digital health, and what needs to happen for wearable data to be useful in the clinic.

    Jun 21, 2019