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Diagnostics World News I Axillary adenopathy observed in some women after vaccination, specialized DNA probes analyze RNA sequences with more precision, new approach to pooled testing, elevated neutrophil biomarkers could predict severe outcomes, and two new calculators assess risk of in-hospital mortality or need for mechanical ventilation Plus: Coronavirus-like nanoparticles could serve as new positive controls for COVID-19 testing and a wastewater surveillance system in San Diego proves to be efficient and cost-effective.
Mar 5, 2021
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Diagnostics World News | Researchers at Houston Methodist and MD Anderson Cancer Center have come up with a mathematical model for estimating the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy and, unlike most existing predictive tools in the clinic, it factors time into the equation.
Mar 4, 2021
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Diagnostics World News | For many kinds of cancer, lifestyle and environmental factors are thought to be important drivers of disease risk. With prostate cancer, it’s a different story. So an international effort is seeking to develop a polygenic risk score that can better predict who is at risk of developing prostate cancer.
Mar 2, 2021
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Diagnostics World News | New diagnostics for both SARS-CoV-2 and antigens Plus: how protected are we by prior infections?
Feb 26, 2021
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Diagnostics World News | Therapies targeting a specific antibody, molecule, or cell promise to revolutionize the treatment of severe asthma by replacing the need to take oral corticosteroids. And a new urine-based assay aims to stratify responders from non-responders to the new biologic treatment regimens.
Feb 23, 2021
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Diagnostics World News | 3-D printed nasopharyngeal swabs could solve resource problems, a closer look at COVID-19 diagnosis in Africa, and new diagnostic from Columbia University. Plus: EUA for COVID-19/flu combo test from Thermo Fisher, at-home tests in validation stages, and new vaccination panel.
Feb 19, 2021