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STAT |
Startup Scanadu raised $1.5 million from eager customers to launch a real-life version of a "Star Trek" tricorder. Now it's shutting down the devices.
Dec 15, 2016
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TechCrunch |
Medical startup Scanadu informed customers today it will no longer support its Scout device starting May 15, 2017. The reason? Though Scanadu has been working with FDA, it seems Scout didn't make the cut.
Dec 14, 2016
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STAT |
President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law today. Surrounded by Vice President Joe Biden and the bipartisan lawmakers who helped push the bill through, Obama commented, "It's a good day to see us doing our jobs."
Dec 13, 2016
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CBS News |
Quest Diagnostics says a hack of an internet application on its network has exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people.
Dec 13, 2016
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Forbes |
In a country where there's a shortage of doctors, let alone radiologists, iBreastExam has everything it takes to be a major disruptor in India's healthcare sector. It can examine 100,000 patients at the same cost that a mammogram tests 15,000 patients.
Dec 12, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief | Novogene, AITbiotech, and the Genome Institute of Singapore announced today that NovogeneAIT Genomics Singapore, a new joint venture between Novogene and AITbiotech, will establish a joint whole genome sequencing center at Biopolis, Singapore.
Dec 9, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief The fourth annual Advances in Prenatal Molecular Diagnostics Conference took place last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The conference featured lectures from prominent experts in the field of gene sequencing and NIPT. Here are some highlights from the lectures and panels from the conference.
Dec 9, 2016
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MIT Technology Review |
Many genetic conditions come with clues in a person's face, and new technology can help doctors diagnose them.
Dec 6, 2016
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Forbes |
Diagnosing hereditary disorders by sequencing the genomes of newborn babies.
Dec 2, 2016
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Business Insider India |
IBM Watson Health and the Radiological Society of North America teamed up on a project called "Eyes of Watson," on display at the RSNA conference this week in Chicago. The demonstration is meant to show radiologists how Watson evaluates X-ray images, from start to finish.
Dec 2, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief | Illumina today announced the iHope program, a philanthropic initiative aimed at identifying the genetic causes of undiagnosed rare diseases in children.
Dec 1, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Briefs | News, products, and partnerships from around the diagnostics community including news from Baylor, Ancestry, and N-of-One.
Nov 23, 2016
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Diagnostics World News | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put its plan on hold to regulate laboratory-developed tests, waiting instead for input from the new Presidential administration and the new Congress. The Association of Molecular Pathologists applauds.
Nov 21, 2016
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STAT |
There are tantalizing hints that women respond differently to concussion, perhaps due to hormonal cycles. What's needed now: more female brains to study.
Nov 21, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief | A team of researchers have developed a novel computational approach to unravel the complexity of breast cancer tumors. The strategy allows researchers to identify the different types of cells in the tumor and to unveil how the interactions between cancer and normal cells may shape the fate of the tumor.
Nov 17, 2016
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Diagnostics World | As precision medicine initiatives pop up across the globe, Beijing-based genome sequencing firm Novogene looks to capitalize on efforts to tailor treatments.
Nov 17, 2016
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Nature News & Comment |
Although scientists are using sequencing to save sick people's lives, many still question whether it helps those without a diagnosis. Researchers worry about misinforming people about the risk of disease.
Nov 15, 2016
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MobiHealthNews |
A new tool to diagnose diabetes is in the works, and it's a far cry from the often painful and invasive method of drawing blood. Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing a portable device, similar to breathalyzers used to detect blood alcohol level, that they believe can potentially diagnose diabetes non-invasively and monitor glucose levels.
Nov 10, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief | Myriad announced today that it will submit its BRACAnalysis CDx test for approval by Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in parallel with the PMDA review of AstraZeneca’s novel PARP inhibitor, Olaparib.
Nov 7, 2016
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US News & World Report |
Panelists offer details on research programs using genetic information to diagnose and treat tragic childhood diseases.
Nov 7, 2016