healthcare testing Articles
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Omicron and Covid-19 Testing: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
As the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B.1.1.529) rapidly became the dominant strain in South Africa in late 2021, public health officials around the globe recognized that a new, highly transmissible form of the virus was likely emerging.1,2 However, understanding the specifics of what was different about omicron remained to be seen. Beyond higher transmissibility, questions around disease ...
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Gertsen Blinded Validation Project
Summary OTraces in collaboration with the Gertsen Institute in Moscow performed a blinded validation study on OTraces breast cancer detection products, the CDx Chemistry System for processing automated tests for detection of cancer; BC Sera Dx Immunochemistry test kit for the measurements of proteins that are predictive as a group of the presence on breast cancer in women; and the OTraces Cancer ...
By OTraces Inc.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Disease: The Silent Pandemic
Twenty-five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on confronting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as the “hidden epidemic of tremendous health and economic consequence in the United States, and that the scope, impact, and consequences of STDs are under recognized by the public and in healthcare.”1 Today, the United States is in the midst of a major ...
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Our innovative technology becomes available for patients
Following a successful fundraising in Q4 2016, METAFORA achieves an important milestone by announcing, in partnership with CERBA Healthcare, the availability of the METAglut1 blood test to diagnose the GLUT1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1 DS). Through METAglut1, our disruptive technology becomes available, for the first time, to patients. De Vivo’s disease (the other name of GLUT1 DS) is ...
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Enzyme for Diagnosis: Revolutionizing Medical Diagnostics
Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions in living organisms. In recent years, enzymes have been increasingly utilized in medical diagnostics, leading to significant advancements in disease detection and management. Enzyme-based diagnostic tools have revolutionized the healthcare industry, offering numerous benefits such as increased accuracy, sensitivity, and speed. ...
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Nanostics is Developing and Validating a Simple Blood Test to Predict Severity of COVID-19 Disease in SARS-CoV-2 Positive Patients
Edmonton, Alberta - Nanostics Inc., a diagnostic healthcare company that focuses on developing tests to determine a patient's disease risk, announced today plans to develop and validate ClarityDX COVID-19; a simple blood test to predict the severity of COVID-19 disease in patients. Nanostics, in collaboration with the Canadian BioSample Repository (CBSR) at the University of Alberta and Century ...
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The COVID-19 crisis hit the world health sector – Italian Aosta Valley Regional Hospital searched for the most effective solution - Case Study
During the Covid-19 emergency, from March to April 2020, up to 9 departments dedicated to the care of patients affected by corona were set up in the Aosta Valley regional hospital and the resuscitation places were tripled The staff of the Aosta Valley Hospital consists of more than 2,100 employees with 310 doctors and 700 nurses 127 beds and 28 resuscitation places dedicated to Covid-19 ...
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ART and the Vaginal Microbiome
The link between the vaginal microbiome and pregnancy outcomes is so strong that someone’s vaginal microbiome can actually be used to predict IVF success What is the vaginal microbiome? Your vaginal microbiome is the community of microbes living in your vagina. A healthy vaginal microbiome typically has low diversity and is dominated by a type of good bacteria called Lactobacillus that ...
By Juno Bio
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A Commitment to Standards
An Interview with Philip Piqueira, Global Standards Leader for GE’s Industrial Solutions Business General Electric participates in standards development through its work on numerous committees and organizations. Philip Piqueira discusses why this business strategy and its continuance is crucial for GE. From your perspective as the global standards leader for General Electric’s ...
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