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EventusDx receives CE mark designation for Octava Pink breast cancer test

Eventus Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that it has received CE mark designation for its Octava Pink™ breast cancer test intended for confirmatory use in women who have received negative mammography results.

2 May 2013

Viewpoints: Outrage at mistaken report on Hill health coverage; Two views of Florida's option on Medicaid

Because members of Congress are accustomed to high-quality medical care provided to them through federal employee benefit programs, one might expect that they would push for top quality care to be delivered through the exchanges too.

2 May 2013

Genomics-based testing could change recommended course of treatment for endometrial cancer

The most in-depth look yet at endometrial cancer shows that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup could change the recommended course of treatment for some women.

2 May 2013

Roundup: Battles in five states become central to abortion fight; Calif. prison spending on anti-psychotics raises treatment questions

Five states have moved to adopt tighter abortion regulations, including North Dakota, where a new law prohibits abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life and Ilyse Hogue of NARAL Pro-Choice America (4/30).

2 May 2013

Research findings pave the way for developing better treatments for AML

A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat.

2 May 2013

Details about genomic landscapes of AML and endometrial cancer revealed

Two studies from The Cancer Genome Atlas program reveal details about the genomic landscapes of acute myeloid leukemia and endometrial cancer.

2 May 2013

HCV screening of prison inmate drug users: an interview with Dr. Arthur Kim, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Prisoners overall have a very high rate of past or present injection drug use, which is a major risk factor for HCV infection due to repeated exposures to needles.

1 May 2013

COPD-asthma overlap ‘needs greater recognition’

More attention should be given to patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and concomitant asthma, after a study showed that nearly one-fifth of patients with COPD fall into this subtype.

30 Apr 2013

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Alternately praised in the aftermath of horrible tragedies as a heroic service and lamented in policy debates as an expensive safety net for people without primary care, emergency medicine is often a hot topic.

30 Apr 2013

Neurons in the nose could be the key to early diagnosis of schizophrenia, says researcher

A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations to diagnose their patients.

30 Apr 2013

Revised criteria improve early-onset dementia diagnosis

Updated diagnostic criteria based on the Frontotemporal Dementia Consensus are “encouragingly” sensitive and specific in identifying patients who have early-onset dementia, a study finds.

29 Apr 2013

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox

The introduction of subsidized health insurance for poor people in Colombia resulted in decreased access to HIV tests in antenatal care, research shows.

29 Apr 2013

Ocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge

Mycobacterial ocular inflammation typically arises without concomitant systemic or pulmonary disease and should be suspected in patients who do not respond to anti-inflammatory therapy.

29 Apr 2013

RainDance Technologies announces closing of $20M Series E financing round

RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology Company, today announced the closing of a $20 million Series E financing round. The company also announced that Myriad Genetics, Inc. has joined as a new strategic equity investor.

29 Apr 2013

Opinion pieces address World Malaria Day

On Thursday, the international community recognized World Malaria Day, observed annually on April 25. This year's theme was "Invest in the future. Defeat malaria."

29 Apr 2013

BIOMARGIN research project aims to prevent, diagnose lesions in transplanted kidneys

The BIOMARGIN (BIOMArkers of Renal Graft INjuries in kidney allograft recipients) research project, coordinated by INSERM, has just received financing from the "health" seventh framework programme of the European Commission to the tune of 6 million euros for a four-year period.

29 Apr 2013

New rationale for treating patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress- 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension.

26 Apr 2013

Study demonstrates accuracy of non-invasive test for NASH diagnosis

A Chinese study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has demonstrated the accuracy of a non-invasive test for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) diagnosis.

26 Apr 2013

Examining social factors is vital to understand the rise in diagnoses of mental disorders

Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an analysis by a team of medical and mental health experts.

26 Apr 2013

U.N. urges sustained support for prevention, treatment activities on World Malaria Day

On World Malaria Day (April 25), the U.N. "warned ... that malaria maintains its impact on less developed countries, mainly in Africa, where millions of people lack needed attention," and in a message marking the day, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "urged political leaders and health authorities of states where malaria is endemic to keep their commitment to achieve universal access to prevention and treatment of malaria".

26 Apr 2013

Diagnostic News and Research

EventusDx receives CE mark designation for Octava Pink breast cancer test

Viewpoints: Outrage at mistaken report on Hill health coverage; Two views of Florida's option on Medicaid

Genomics-based testing could change recommended course of treatment for endometrial cancer

Roundup: Battles in five states become central to abortion fight; Calif. prison spending on anti-psychotics raises treatment questions

Research findings pave the way for developing better treatments for AML

Details about genomic landscapes of AML and endometrial cancer revealed

HCV screening of prison inmate drug users: an interview with Dr. Arthur Kim, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

COPD-asthma overlap ‘needs greater recognition’

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Neurons in the nose could be the key to early diagnosis of schizophrenia, says researcher

Revised criteria improve early-onset dementia diagnosis

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox

Ocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge

RainDance Technologies announces closing of $20M Series E financing round

Opinion pieces address World Malaria Day

BIOMARGIN research project aims to prevent, diagnose lesions in transplanted kidneys

New rationale for treating patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Study demonstrates accuracy of non-invasive test for NASH diagnosis

Examining social factors is vital to understand the rise in diagnoses of mental disorders

U.N. urges sustained support for prevention, treatment activities on World Malaria Day

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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