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Diagnostics World News | Diagnostic stewardship was a trending topic at the recent Next Generation Dx Summit, and the highlights included presentations by Christopher Doern, director of clinical microbiology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System and the Medical College of Virginia, and Matt Binnicker, director of clinical virology and vice chair of practice in the department of laboratory medicine and pathology at the Mayo Clinic. Both offered practical advice and tips for improving patient care under real-world budget and workforce constraints.
Sep 16, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Big money for Freenome’s colorectal cancer blood test, investments in the Regulatory Information Management market, and more.
Sep 14, 2020
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Diagnostics World News| Harvard researchers have optimized new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic, antibody test-on-a-chip uses gold nanospikes for virus detection, 4C Mortality Score predicts disease outcome, and LSU radiologists argue for chest x-rays in COVID-19 diagnostics. Plus, scaled up testing, AI-powered reopening, more testing receives EUAs.
Sep 11, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Telemedicine is probably not appreciably lowering the overall cost of patient care, according to Maria Turner, managing director at global management consulting firm AArete. Post-pandemic, Turner expects the telemedicine landscape will look a lot different than it does today.
Sep 10, 2020
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Diagnostics WorldOncologists often make decisions about diagnostic tests with very little information to go on, and the dearth of high-quality evidence has made it difficult for both doctors and institutions to advance personalized medicine without a roadmap for overcoming the challenges, which the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) has been developing. At the recent Next Generation Dx Summit, speakers explored how oncologists choose and evaluate such tests.
Sep 8, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | A CRISPR-based assay and smartphone-based molecular test, the role of children in viral spread, using pressure to concentrate samples, a patient scoring system, timetable on retesting, two tests are better than one, and deep dives on older patients. Plus, the COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge and nine more companies get NIH grants to scale up COVID-19 testing.
Sep 4, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | The regulatory framework around drug and diagnostic co-development, and how to overcome the inevitable hurdles, was the subject of multiple presentations at the 12th Annual Next Generation Dx Summit held virtually last week.
Sep 1, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Census data shows COVID-19 follows HIV patterns of racial segregation, how virtual imaging studies can help, inflammation markers that predict severe disease, and models of early transmission. Plus, two EUAs for saliva tests and back-to-work testing.
Aug 28, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Day two of the Next Generation Dx Summit was highlighted by a spirited panel discussion on the lessons learned during the pandemic, as well as some practical guidance on the development of next-generation diagnostics.
Aug 26, 2020