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  • UVA Health System Shifts To Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reports

    Diagnostics World | At most provider organizations today, radiology reports are static, plain-text documents with the formatting pizzazz of a 1980s newspaper. The potential to improve communication is behind a movement at the University of Virginia Health System to popularize the use of interactive, multimedia radiology reports where “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

    Mar 22, 2019
  • With Launch Of New CRISPR Company, Competition Extends To Diagnostics

    Forbes | The gene editing technology CRISPR, which has already spawned several startups aiming to use the tool to develop new therapies, is now the inspiration for a new company in a less-crowded space: diagnostic testing.

    Mar 21, 2019
  • Building A Credit Score For Health: Sapiens Data Science’s Approach To Precision Medicine

    Diagnostics World News | Sapiens Data Science is offering a digital platform that provides a personalized 10-year mortality risk assessment, empowering people to take control of their health.

    Mar 20, 2019
  • Blood Test Detects Progression Of Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Surface

    Diagnostics World | New research reveals that a blood test could help detect the progression of Alzheimer’s disease up to 16 years before the onset of symptoms, which scientists say could open doors for the testing of therapies.

    Mar 18, 2019
  • Path to Personalized Healthcare Lined with Clinical Decision Support

    Diagnostics World News | Oncologists are challenged to keep up with the latest research on hundreds of different cancer types as well as evidence on actionable genetic mutations that make cancer care increasingly personalized. Delivering the best possible care also means multidisciplinary alignment to decide on the most suitable diagnostic tools to apply and settle on a treatment path with patients and their care team, according to Roche. The Roche cloud-based NAVIFY Tumor Board decision support software integrates and displays relevant aggregated data into a holistic patient dashboard to aid oncology care teams in reaching clinical care decisions.

    Mar 13, 2019
  • St. Jude Analyzes Gut Microbiome To Predict Risk Of Infection For Patients During Chemotherapy

    Diagnostics World | Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have analyzed the role of the gut microbiome in predicting whether children might develop infections prior to, during, and after chemotherapy.

    Mar 7, 2019
  • Universal Screening to Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections

    Diagnostics World Contributed Commentary | It is no secret that Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are a serious threat to public health. This often-deadly pathogen is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States, representing nearly 500,000 cases annually. It is imperative that we find effective ways to curb its transmission, particularly within hospitals and other healthcare facilities, in order to improve patient outcomes and overall human health.

    Mar 5, 2019
  • Woman Becomes 10th In World With Rare Form Of EDS

    Reader’s Digest | Melissa Bruebach spent 24 years—and more than 20 surgeries—without a diagnosis. Finally, she learned she has FKBP14-related Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Only nine people in the world have it.

    Mar 1, 2019
  • Molecular Diagnostics Europe: Deep Dive Into Regulations, Research

    Diagnostics World | The 7th international Molecular Diagnostics Europe conference will soon arrive in Lisbon, Portugal. From diagnostics at the point-of-care to In Vitro diagnostic regulations, the meeting provides a nexus for diagnostic developers in academia and industry, as well as end users in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector to gain a comprehensive picture of molecular diagnostics.

    Feb 28, 2019