patient testing Articles
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First patient inclusion of the METAglut1 study
The METAglut1 study is a prospective study to validate the diagnostic performance of the METAglut1 test in patients clinically compatible with GLUT1 Glucose Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1-DS) or « DE VIVO Disease ».It will be conducted in about 40 French centers and plans to include between 2500 and 3000 patients over a period of 30 months. This study has received the support of the ...
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Programmable Digital Hearing Aid
No all the digital hearing aid are programmable and what does programmable mean? User programmable hearing aid means that an audiologist can modify a hearing aid’s settings for your personal hearing loss – it also means that they can set the aid up so that you can hear the sounds that you want to hear in your everyday environments. There will default options for common situations such ...
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How NorDx Laboratories includes PCS in focus on quality for over 20 years - Case Study
What started as two local businesses supporting each other has grown into a valuable decade-spanning relationship based on the common goals of reliable patient test results. Increased Quality >20 Years using Artel NorDx has been using Artel technology to ensure pipette quality and compliance since the 1990s. Increased Organization 100s of pipettes across 12 sites NorDx values the PCS to ...
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Programmable Digital Hearing Aid
No all the digital hearing aid are programmable and what does programmable mean? It means that an audiologist can modify a hearing aid’s settings for your personal hearing loss – it also means that they can set the aid up so that you can hear the sounds that you want to hear in your everyday environments. There will default options for common situations such as: at home, at a party, ...
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Metafora and collaborators publishes a paper in Annals of Neurology
METAFORA is proud to announce that its first publication related to the use of its technology to diagnose a rare metabolic disease rapidly and efficientely has been accepted for publication in the reference journal, Annals of Neurology. The test is being commercialized under the name METAglut1 and was recently CE marked. It is available in France through the CERBA network of clinical testing ...
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An NBA Superstar and Sleep Apnea: Shaq
Shaquille O’Neal: Sleep Apnea Shaquille O’Neal, also known as Shaq, is an NBA basketball player who played as a center throughout his career with six different teams and has been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. Born in Newark, NJ, Shaq started to play basketball at the Boys and Girls club and went to Louisiana State University. Now retired, Shaq works as a spokesman for brands ...
By BioSerenity
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Diabetomics Lumella - New Point-of-Care Blood Test Kit for Early Detection of Preeclampsia
Abstract Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of synovial joints. Anticitrullinated protein autoantibodies are detected by the CCP test in early disease and predict the development of erosive disease as well as extraarticular manifestations. We recently reported that many RA patients have anti-citrullinated albumin (ACA) ...
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Understanding Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation and the Role of iPSC Differentiation Kits in Biological Research
Pluripotent stem cells — cells with the ability to differentiate into nearly any cell type in the body, constituting a significant potential for regenerative medicine. Among these, induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), in particular, have garnered substantial interest from the scientific community due to their ability to be produced from adult cells, eliminating the ethical quandaries ...
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Covid-19 Testing for Travel-What Your Patients Need to Know
Whether upcoming travel is for relaxation, business, or a combination of both, testing for COVID-19 is likely an integral part of the trip, especially when traveling by air. There are often very specific requirements on the type of test that will be accepted, and patients may be turning to their healthcare providers for advice. In this article, we provide links to relevant resources and a ...
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A Conversation with Prof. Davide Capodanno, M.D., Ph.D. on the Landmark TAILOR-PCI Clinical Trial Results
After seven years and 5,300-patients tested, the results of the landmark TAILOR-PCI trial were announced in a virtual ACC session. This trial investigated whether a prospective approach using rapid on-site CYP2C19 testing could improve patient outcomes when selecting P2Y12 inhibitor therapy following PCI procedure. This is based on the well-established evidence that approximately 30-50% of ...
By Genomadix
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HIT Weekly Series Episode 6 - Conclusions
Today, HIT remains a critical clinical context in many hospital settings, when heparin, mainly unfractionated, is used in cardiology, intensive care units, or ECC, including CPB and increasingly ECMO. This is a paradoxal disease, as this anticoagulant drug can provoke thrombocytopenia associated with thrombosis in affected patients. Detecting the risk of HIT is mandatory, as it requires an ...
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Why is Humidity Important?
Moisture matters. Just ask any runner who’s slogged through a steamy afternoon. The same can be said for medical professionals trying to analyze a person’s breath. Here’s what happens. Humidity Can Impact Accuracy and Damage Equipment During medical procedures, an anesthesiologist measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in a patient’s breath. They do this ...
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A breath screen for active tuberculosis at the point-of-care
Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise, and traditional technologies are not up to the task of containing this fast-spreading disease. But a fast, robust, and low-cost optical system is enabling point-of-care testing Driven by various social factors, a number of “old” diseases have recently reemerged to significantly threaten world health. Of particular concern is the increase in ...
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Same-Day COVID Testing for Travelers
In light of the Delta variant, Mu variant, and breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals, COVID-19 still presents a challenge for travelers. Requirements change quickly and vary by country or region. One of the biggest challenges is making sure travelers can be tested and receive test results quickly enough, since the longer someone has to wait for test results, the longer they have to isolate ...
By IGeneX
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TAILOR-PCI Proves Genotype-guided Antiplatelet Therapy Reduces MACE
TAILOR-PCI was a 7-year 5,300-patient clinical trial of precision medicine for cardiac stent patients, funded by Mayo Clinic and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Genomadix’s FDA-cleared rapid RX CYP2C19 genotyping test was used to personalize antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel or ticagrelor. The results were published on August 25, 2020 in the Journal of the American Medical ...
By Genomadix
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Early Experience with a Novel Hemodialysis System used for PIRRT Demonstrates Clinical Management at Lower Cost than CRRT and IHD - Case Study
The need for providing dialysis to patients in the ICU has increased overtime. Delivery of this care is challenging to health care systems (HCS) both in costs and ...
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Everything we know About AMD and Dark Adaptation
When automated dark adaptometry was first commercialized, many of us had more questions than answers with regard to using this information for detecting AMD and monitoring disease progression. But with more than seven years of practical in-office experience performing dark adaptation testing on thousands of patients, the tables have turned. This technology offers a safety net for ...
By MacuLogix
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Nanostics Receives CE Mark for its ClarityDX Prostate Test to Detect Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
Nanostics’ biomarker and machine learning-powered test, ClarityDX Prostate®, received a CE-IVD Mark. A CE-IVD Mark is required for all in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices to be placed in the European Economic Area, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein and allows Nanostics to market and sell ClarityDX Prostate® in these countries. The ClarityDX Prostate® test provides patients ...
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VIC Portfolio Companies and Pipeline Technologies with Pandemic Impact
Our current daily activities bear little resemblance to the routines as of as recently as a month ago. COVID-19 has had an obvious and significant impact on the American people. For those suffering from chronic conditions such as dementia, diabetes, heart and respiratory disease, the health impact during traumatic periods such as this is magnified. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our ...
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The Role of Lactate in Sepsis Research
Sepsis reportedly affects up to 30 million people each year. Lactate levels play a key role in diagnosing the condition and limiting its impact, as well as researching it's progression and developing possible treatments. Here's how. Sepsis is a medical condition and emergency, the definition of which has proven difficult and is based on fairly recent developments and research. It is the result ...
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