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Medical testing
Medical tests are performed to detect or diagnose a health issue, determine an appropriate treatment plan, confirm that a therapeutic intervention is working as intended, or monitor the progression of a condition. Medical tests can vary from evaluating bodily specimens, such as blood or urine, to invasive examinations, including biopsies or endoscopies. While most medical testing requires a healthcare professional, some test, such as monitoring blood glucose levels, can be administered by the individual patient in an outpatient setting.
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MAR 27, 2017Immunology
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MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2017
Immunology
An allergist might recommend to their patients to avoid all tree nuts even if they are only to allergic to a specific ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2017
Cardiology
Predicting a heart attack or other major adverse cardiac event (MACE) is possible with a pair of techniques that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2017
Videos
While a patient's blood type is a critical piece of information for clinicians, it takes awhile to learn that informatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known that a natural compound called resveratrol is likely beneficial to human health; new research has adde
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Videos
Chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, is a life-threatening blood cancer. While it can be treated with medication, and h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 06, 2017
Cancer
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recomm
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While we may think of our genome as being relatively stable an unchanging, but there are many opportunities for subtle a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2017
Cardiology
A new technology developed by University of Central Florida’s Aristide Dogariu is an optical fiber light beam, use
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 01, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, some systems in the body don’t work as well. Eyesight weakens, there can be some minor age related memo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2017
Cardiology
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 22, 2017
Technology
Image Credit: yourschantz/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – February 22, 2017 – The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 22, 2017
Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite being well-known in the medical arena, diagnosing Parkinson’s disease correctly can be quite challenging s
...
FEB 14, 2017
Microbiology
Not all cases of antibiotic resistance stem from mutations - many bacteria are intrinsically resistant. This type of res
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 14, 2017
Cardiology
There is a new algorithm-based diagnostic test on the table for a dangerous heart condition, and doctors could apply it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 13, 2017
Videos
Using only a few different cell types from the heart, scientists at York University have created a miniature heart model
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch