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  • Follow the Money: Rapid Diagnostics of Bacteria, Viruses, At-Home Blood Sampling, More

    Diagnostics World | NIH funding for at-home test distinguishing COVID, Flu, and RSV; card enables at-home blood sampling with analysis by mail; rapid diagnostics for antibiotic susceptibility; more.

    May 30, 2023
  • AI in Pathology, Cardiology, Plus New Diagnostics Products and Partnerships

    Diagnostics World | AI in diagnostics partnerships from Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Paige, and Visiopharm; Quest makes RestoreU Dementia Panal nationally available; Spanish groups release prognosis calculator for multiple myeloma. Plus: new products from Thermo Scientific, Aetion, Gyros Protein Technologies, and more.

    May 24, 2023
  • New Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Suggests Generic Z-Pak Can Cure Superbugs

    Diagnostics World | A new antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) method developed by scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, resolves the longstanding conflict between what the gold-standard assay says will work and actual patient outcomes when it comes to selecting antibiotics. The alternative AST protocol reveals that antibiotics already widely available on the market can cure superbugs.

    May 18, 2023
  • Blinded, Randomized Clinical Trial Suggests AI ‘Near-Ready For Prime Time’

    Diagnostics World News | In a first-of-its-kind, blinded and randomized clinical trial of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiology, investigators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have shown that an “AI assistant” for assessing heart health works even better than sonographers at reading echocardiograms. The software was integrated with the institution’s picture archiving and communication system that securely stores and digitally transmits electronic images.

    May 16, 2023