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Understanding how diet and the microbiome impact colorectal cancer rates

While recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decrease colorectal cancer cases in older adults, cancer rates are continuing to increase in younger populations.

14 Jun 2022

Preventive care may be free, but follow-up diagnostic tests can bring big bills

When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer.

14 Jun 2022

EKF launches middleware connectivity solution for POC analyzers and data management

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From EKF Diagnostics 14 Jun 2022

Analysis of a woman's genome can help predict miscarriage risk and IVF failure

A woman's risk of suffering one of the most common types of miscarriages can be predicted based on a specialized analysis of her genome, according to a Rutgers study.

14 Jun 2022

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows how frequently childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and the effect it had on parental job loss.

13 Jun 2022

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one.

13 Jun 2022

Spinal posture assessment in health exams reliably detects cognitive decline

A mass survey of citizens aged 50 to 89 years examined whether cognitive decline could be detected by sagittal spinal balance measurement based on a radiological approach.

10 Jun 2022

One in 500 men may carry an extra X or Y chromosome which could increase risk of several diseases

Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of them unaware – putting them at increased risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and thrombosis, say researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Exeter.

10 Jun 2022

People with rare diseases face many challenges in accessing appropriate medical care, study finds

People with rare diseases frequently wait years for a proper diagnosis, have to travel long distances for specialty care and face high out-of-pocket health care expenses, a recent Oregon State University study found.

9 Jun 2022

Lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: "I was in the hospital. I experienced the most intense abdominal pain that I could even imagine."

9 Jun 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Jessica Oberoi, 13, can't exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school.

9 Jun 2022

Shingles is not associated with increased risk of dementia, finds study

Shingles, a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results in a painful blistering rash along one side of the body or face from nerve inflammation. There has been scientific speculation that such inflammation may increase a person's risk of dementia.

9 Jun 2022

Multiple heart-related conditions may increase dementia risk to a greater extent than genetics

Having multiple conditions that affect the heart are linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a largescale new study.

9 Jun 2022

Social isolation may be an early indicator of increased dementia risk

Social isolation is linked to lower brain volume in areas related to cognition and a higher risk of dementia, according to research published in the June 8, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

8 Jun 2022

Study finds virtual mindfulness-based intervention for sexual health as a feasible treatment option for cancer survivors

Sexual dysfunction is a common after-effect for survivors of breast and gynecologic cancers. A recent Oregon State University study found that a mindfulness-based intervention delivered via videoconference by a trained facilitator was a feasible treatment option for survivors.

8 Jun 2022

Doctor News and Research

Understanding how diet and the microbiome impact colorectal cancer rates

Preventive care may be free, but follow-up diagnostic tests can bring big bills

EKF launches middleware connectivity solution for POC analyzers and data management

Analysis of a woman's genome can help predict miscarriage risk and IVF failure

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Spinal posture assessment in health exams reliably detects cognitive decline

One in 500 men may carry an extra X or Y chromosome which could increase risk of several diseases

People with rare diseases face many challenges in accessing appropriate medical care, study finds

Lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Shingles is not associated with increased risk of dementia, finds study

Multiple heart-related conditions may increase dementia risk to a greater extent than genetics

Social isolation may be an early indicator of increased dementia risk

Study finds virtual mindfulness-based intervention for sexual health as a feasible treatment option for cancer survivors

Patients seek mental health care from their doctor but find health plans standing in the way

Ketogenic diets may help ward off polycystic kidney disease

Study offers insights into genetic factors that affect immunological responses in type 1 diabetes

They thought they were buying Obamacare plans. What they got wasn’t insurance.

Combining psychotherapy with antidepressants does not improve outcomes in severely depressed patients

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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