FDA Clears First-of-its-Kind Test to Distinguish Between Bacterial and Viral Infections
MeMed BV runs on the MeMed Key platform and provides results within 15 minutes.
Diagnostic Testing
Lack of Regular Albuminuria Screening Leaves CKD Undetected
Despite similar risk for albuminuria with diabetes, albumin-to-creatinine ratio screening in patients with hypertension remains very low
High Demand for At-Home COVID-19 Tests Could Hamper Supply, Abbott Says
Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible delta variant
Fifteen Headache-Day Threshold Does Not Capture Migraine Burden
Findings raise questions about the current headache frequency used for classification of migraine headaches
Model Predicts False-Positives in Breast Cancer MRI Screen
Full prediction model could prevent 45.5 percent of false-positive recalls, 21.3 percent of benign biopsies for those with extremely dense breasts
Genetic Testing Proposed for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 65+
Mutations in actionable breast cancer risk genes present in 3.2 percent of older women with breast cancer
Multitarget Fecal Immunochemical Test Ups Diagnostic Accuracy
Cross-validated sensitivity improved with multitarget FIT compared with standard FIT test for advanced neoplasia and advanced adenoma
Patients of Female Doctors Have Lower In-Hospital Mortality
Findings in Canada when adjusting for hospital and patient characteristics
AAP Issues Guideline for Managing Young Infants With Fever
Recommendations address evaluation, management of fever in infants aged 8 to 21, 22 to 28, 29 to 60 days; role of parents emphasized
Hand-Held ECG Device Cleared for Measurement of QTc Interval
AliveCor is also offering a service called InstantQT™ to assist in measuring QT intervals through an FDA-cleared, ECG processing software.
