Multicancer Early Detection Blood Tests Are Feasible
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multicancer early detection (MCED) blood tests are feasible for detecting cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet.Deb Schrag, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in …
Learn MoreApp Can Accurately Detect Autism in Young Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An autism screening digital application (app) administered to young children can accurately detect autism, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Nature Medicine.Sam Perochon, from Duke University i…
Learn MoreMachine Learning Can Better ID Who Needs Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning model that uses only data on age, smoking duration, and pack-years can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening with better performance than currently used metho…
Learn MoreLa FDA comenzará a regular miles de pruebas de laboratorio
LUNES, 2 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Frente a crecientes informes de pruebas clínicas de laboratorio inexactas, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el viernes que por primera vez r…
Learn MoreRacial, Sex-Linked Bias ID’d in Chest Radiography Foundation Models
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A chest radiography foundation model demonstrates racial and sex-related bias, which may lead to disparate performance across patient groups, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Radiology: Artific…
Learn MoreRacial, Sex-Linked Bias ID’d in Chest Radiography Foundation Models
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A chest radiography foundation model demonstrates racial and sex-related bias, which may lead to disparate performance across patient groups, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Radiology: Artific…
Learn MoreMammograms: An Expert Overview on Why They’re So Important
SUNDAY, Oct. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms have long offered early detection of breast cancer, which is why getting them regularly is crucial to women’s health, one expert says. “There are several risk factors associated with breast cancer. A…
Learn MoreMost Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live.The Universi…
Learn MoreFDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools.Many Americans migh…
Learn MoreMost Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live.The Universi…
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