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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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AUG 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Neuroscience
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Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Immunology
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a
...
AUG 08, 2016
Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes recently took the company to a place it’s never been before: to one of the most popu
...
AUG 05, 2016
Immunology
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2016
Neuroscience
General anesthesia carries many risks with it, as does any surgical procedure. The effect that anesthesia medication has
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2016
Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas
...
AUG 01, 2016
Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 31, 2016
Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Duke Health and Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School have reported in the journal Imm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be devastating, to those who have it, and to those that care for them. The progress o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2016
Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Neuroscience
When medical professionals have to determine a patient’s condition, they look to their vital signs---heart rate, r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Immunology
Researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-relea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from ot
...
JUL 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
On Thursday July 7, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to embattled lab testing c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i
...
JUN 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
How many of us go to bed with our smartphone in our hands? “Just five more minutes before I fall asleep,” we
...
JUN 22, 2016
Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch