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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
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Diagnostics World News Brief | Flatiron Health and Foundation Medicine today announced the launch of a clinico-genomic database designed to help researchers and biopharmaceutical partners accelerate the development of targeted therapeutics and immunotherapies to treat cancer.
Nov 3, 2016
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Diagnostic World News Brief | Good Start Genetics announced it has launched its VeriYou genetic test for couples on Amazon. Amazon’s marketplace, paired with Good Start’s proprietary and low-cost NGS platform, will reduce barriers to enable access to millions of couples starting a family.
Nov 2, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Brief | Illumina has created the TruSight RNA Fusion Panel, a comprehensive cancer panel which enables analysis of limited and degraded samples. The panel provides in-depth assessment of 500+ genes associated with fusions in cancer.
Nov 1, 2016
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Fortune |
IBM Watson and Quest Diagnostics have struck a partnership that could extend precision medicine services to thousands of cancer patients. Under the new service, doctors would send Quest a patient's tissue sample so that it can be genetically sequenced.
Oct 31, 2016
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STAT |
Problems with the databases used to interpret patients' genetic profiles can lead to inappropriate treatment with devastating consequences, researchers say.
Oct 31, 2016
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Diagnostics World Brief | MDxHealth has been granted a Category I MAAA CPT code by the American Medical Association. The unique ConfirmMDx CPT code, effective in January 2018, will streamline reimbursement from US government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as commercial health insurance companies.
Oct 31, 2016
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Diagnostics World News Briefs | News from Cirina, Illumina, HudsonAlpha, and more.
Oct 28, 2016
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Diagnostics World News | GATK is allowing researchers to take the next step in NGS-based diagnostics. A reputation for accuracy has helped GATK achieve huge gains in user base and ubiquity as a platform. Andrew Dauber from the Cincinnati Center for Growth Disorders shares his thoughts on the subject.
Oct 25, 2016