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Diagnostics World | GenePeeks has launched its proprietary next-generation screening platform, which has the ability to assess the risk of conceiving a child with any one of more than 1,000 heritable genetic diseases.
Feb 14, 2017
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BioPharma Dive |
While they may never command the eye-popping $250,000 price tag that some newer drugs do, there are still many experts who think there could be a Cinderella story for certain types of in vitro diagnostics.
Feb 14, 2017
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Diagnostics World Brief | Quest Diagnostics has recently entered into an agreement with genomic diagnostics company Veracyte, for the extended access of the latter's laboratory-developed test, Afirma Gene Expression Classifier.
Feb 10, 2017
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Diagnostics World Brief | MDxHealth today announced that it has been awarded a US Government Services Administration supply contract to use ConfirmMDx for Prostate Cancer within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Feb 8, 2017
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NPR.org |
People with sickle cell trait, which includes about 10% of African-Americans, can get higher readings on a common blood glucose test. That could lead to diabetes treatment they don't need.
Feb 7, 2017
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Diagnostics World | After struggling to treat Parkinson’s for centuries, researchers are reimagining the illness and pursuing a mind-gut connection that could lead to new and improved treatments.
Feb 6, 2017
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Diagnostics World | Harry Glorikian’s new book, Commercializing Novel IVDs: A Comprehensive Manual for Success, provides an overview of the IVD landscape today, from IVD conception through commercialization.
Feb 3, 2017
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American Council On Science And Health |
The ACMG recently published a statement discussing genome editing in clinical genetics. They discuss various topics, such as the limitations of genome editing technologies, and technical concerns.
Feb 1, 2017
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Forbes |
Aiming to tackle the severe shortage of specialist doctors in India, the 27-year olds behind the DocsApp platform promise a consultation with a doctor within 30 minutes of logging on to their app (with a little AI help).
Jan 30, 2017
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Diagnostics World Brief | Illumina today announced that it has declared conformity with the requirements of the IVD Directive and has applied the CE mark to an expanded VeriSeq NIPT Analysis Software for clinical laboratories in the European Union.
Jan 30, 2017
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Diagnostics World Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the diagnostics community including news from Illumina, Mobidiag, Omicia, and more.
Jan 26, 2017
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Diagnostics World | Newly out of stealth mode, Two Pore Guys is seeking diagnostic partners for its silicon pore detection platform.
Jan 23, 2017
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MIT Technology Review |
More than half of pediatric cancer patients have genetic faults that could affect their diagnosis or be targeted by drugs.
Jan 23, 2017
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Forbes |
Diagnosing serious diseases and conditions via just listening to voice snippets is possible. Are we about to get a doctor in every room thanks to Alexa, Siri and Google Home?
Jan 23, 2017
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Diagnostics World Brief | Roche announced that it has received the 510(k) clearance for its Elecsys Troponin T Gen 5 STAT blood test for patients with a suspected heart attack. Roche is now the first IVD company in the U.S. to provide the next generation Troponin testing for patients as an aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
Jan 20, 2017
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Diagnostics World | Researchers have recently developed technology that is able to screen anticancer drugs inside tumors for their therapeutic potency. 100 nanometer liposomes were loaded with minuscule amounts of chemotherapeutics and synthetic DNA strands, or “barcodes,” that identify the therapeutics.
Jan 19, 2017
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Forbes |
Google veteran Adrian Aoun has raised more than $30 million to create a new kind of tech-enabled medical practice that hopes to deliver better care at lower cost.
Jan 17, 2017
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MIT Technology Review |
A strain of bacteria resistant to 26 different antibiotics killed a woman in Nevada, a stark warning that humanity continues to lose ground in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Jan 13, 2017