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Inappropriate Use of Clinical Practices
Study identifies 228 clinical practices that are not being used appropriately in Canada.
You're More Likely to Have Severe Covid If You Have Type A Blood
Blood type doesn’t affect much in our daily lives. In fact, most people don’t even know whether they’re Type A, B, AB, or O. But the seemingly-banal detail might be a factor in who comes under the thumb of 2020’s world-wide tyrant—that is, coronavirus.
Consortium for Analytic Standardization in Immunohistochemistry
Group of renowned pathologists and scientists aims to improve patient immunohistochemistry (IHC) test accuracy
Increasing trend of antimicrobial resistance in Eastern Mediterranean Region of World Health Organization
Researchers investigated the rising antimicrobial resistance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization from 2017 to 2019.
New Machine Learning-Based Test Could Improve Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoids
A novel study published today in AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal shows that a machine learning-based test detects emerging synthetic cannabinoids with greater ease than standard methods. By making it simpler to identify new synthetic cannabinoids, this innovative screening test could significantly improve the ability of health professionals and lawmakers to protect the public from these potentially dangerous designer drugs.
An Accurate and Low-Risk Diagnostic Test for Coronary Artery Disease
European consortium tests computed tomography as an alternative to cardiac catheterization
Evaluating the Seven Components of Wisdom
In this interview, professor Dilip Jeste discusses about what 'wisdom' actually is, how it can be assessed, and what this can mean for our health.
Study links shift work with poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed Study links shift work with poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed
Shift work is linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Neuropathy Score Reporting and Data System (NS-RADS) Validated
New reporting and data system for standardized evaluation and recording of peripheral nerve pathologies
Study shows anti-itch and pain relief potential of protein in tick saliva
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people.