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Category: medical tests

blood tests / Health and Medicine / medical tests / sexually transmitted infections

Quick finger-prick test spots hidden trich infection

A new test would use just a drop of blood to test for the STI Trichomonas vaginalis, also called trich.

COVID-19 / deaths / Health and Medicine / medical tests / nursing homes / viruses

More staff COVID testing saved nursing home resident lives

“…frequent COVID surveillance testing protected nursing home residents and undoubtedly saved lives,” says Brian McGarry.

COVID-19 / deaths / Health and Medicine / medical tests / nursing homes / viruses

More staff COVID testing saved nursing home resident lives

“…frequent COVID surveillance testing protected nursing home residents and undoubtedly saved lives,” says Brian McGarry.

bacteria / blood tests / Health and Medicine / light / medical tests

Reflected light reveals bacteria in a drop of blood

By shining a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, researchers can use the light reflecting back to positively identify bacteria.

cancer / Health and Medicine / jobs / laws / medical tests / money

Paid sick leave boosts cancer screenings

More people in the US get cancer screening when employers are mandated to provide paid sick leave, research finds.

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / medical tests

New $1 test is a better way to detect COVID

A new diagnostic test is 10X better than state-of-the-art tests used during the COVID pandemic, researchers say.

children's health / Health and Medicine / medical tests / radiation

New approach cuts number of CT scans for kids

A new effort significantly reduces the number of unnecessary CT scans in children, limiting exposure to harmful radiation.

children's health / Health and Medicine / medical tests / radiation

New approach cuts number of CT scans for kids

A new effort significantly reduces the number of unnecessary CT scans in children, limiting exposure to harmful radiation.

Alzheimer's disease / biomarkers / blood / brains / Health and Medicine / medical tests

Blood test detects marker of Alzheimer’s neurodegeneration

A new test needs only a blood sample to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration, researchers report.

Health and Medicine / medical tests / preeclampsia / pregnancy

Urine test could accurately predict preeclampsia

“We learned that a urine test fairly early on during pregnancy has a strong statistical power for predicting preeclampsia.”

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