Tag: diagnosis & diagnostics
The Liquid Health Check: How Proteomics Can Transform Healthcare
What if a single blood test based on measuring thousands of proteins could provide an accurate portrait of a person’s current health & future disease risks?
The Promising Future of Nanomedicine and Nanoparticles
Nanomedicine and nanoparticles have the potential to revolutionize cancer therapeutics because they should be able to deliver the drug with more precision.
Dried Blood Spot Testing: Innovations and Applications
Innovations in dried blood spot testing (DBS) technology will greatly improve the adoption as well as broaden the reach of DBS technology.
Innovative Health Technologies Are Improving Care for Heart Disease
Health technologies that improve clinical care & support patient engagement will reinvigorate efforts to improve outcomes. Here are some that lead the pack.
Research: New Laser Tech Can Detect Circulating Cancer Cells
A small study demonstrates that a new laser tech can detect circulating cancer cells in melanoma patients at levels far more sensitive than currently available technologies.
Barrett’s Esophagus: New Tool Predicts the Risk of Cancer
Cernostics' TissueCypher Assay uses molecular and cellular data to predict which patients with Barrett's esophagus are at risk of progression to esophageal cancer.
The Importance of Grief and Acceptance After a Diagnosis
Almost any diagnosis can trigger stages of grief and acceptance. It's vital to work through these feelings and make needed changes to better manage the condition.
Diagnostic Error: A Missed Opportunity to Improve Patient Safety?
Addressing diagnostic errors is not simple and will require a holistic approach that healthcare systems are only starting to tackle. In the near term, today's Consumer Decision Support (CDS )capabilities already demonstrate the potential to substantially reduce diagnostic errors and improve patient outcomes.
The Promise of Menstrual Blood Diagnostics
Biotech start-up, LifeStory Health, is developing technology that uses menstrual blood to look for novel biomarkers of women's health in menstrual blood.
What Differentiates Creative Geniuses From the Rest
The difference between creative geniuses and the rest of us lies in the intensity of interactions of the association cortices. They see things in ways we cannot.
8 Ways Tech is Shaping the Future of Healthcare
We have entered an exciting new frontier of state-of-the-art gadgets and high-tech communication systems that are revolutionizing healthcare.
A Partnership to Improve the Safety of Diagnosis in Medicine
The Society for the Safety to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine is the only organization that focuses solely on improving quality and safety of medical diagnoses.