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Portable Assay Offers Rapid, Low-Cost TB Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

A novel, portable assay can deliver TB diagnoses in under an hour at low cost using samples of blood, saliva, or sputum, according to a recent study. The post Portable Assay Offers Rapid, Low-Cost TB Diagnoses first appeared on Physician's Weekly. An estimated 4.2

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4 Natural Remedies for Hypothyroidism

AMMD

After all, your thyroid is your body’s engine. It is possible to support your thyroid naturally, whether you are newly diagnosed, already taking medication, or hoping to prevent your condition from progressing. Your Thyroid Does Not Define You Remember that a hypothyroidism diagnosis does not define you.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Running trials in animals will take additional engineering and safety tests. In February 2017, experts at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) reported the use of CRISPR in performing “gene surgery” in the layer of tissue that supports the retina of living mice.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

4) Cureskin The artificial intelligence-based app was developed by two engineers previously working for Google , and it aims to compensate for the lack of dermatologists in India. It can diagnose six types of common skin conditions – pimples, acne, scars, dark spots, pigmentation, and dark circles.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

We learned this and much more, and I had a great time making engine noises singing the Woody Guthrie song “driving in my car.” . Often when there’s a cognitive concern, it’s a family member that is calling saying, “I just want to make sure my mom should still be driving after this happened, or after this diagnosis.”

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Artificial Intelligence: Charlotta Lindvall, Matt DeCamp, Sei Lee

GeriPal

Now actually suggesting perhaps that you missed a diagnosis that you should have considered? And this case has been worked out the best in terms of the artificial intelligence suggesting diagnoses the clinician may have missed. Eric: Yeah. And I think that’s where it gets really interesting from the standpoint of ethics.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

I started on YouTube specifically because, Julie probably knows this, but YouTube is actually the second-largest search engine after Google. ” And I won’t… I’m not getting in the business of diagnosing or recommending particular medications or anything like that.

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