Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

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 LIT system provides a low-cost solution for TB detection, with an estimated cost of under $800 for the device and individual tests costing less than $3, the researchers stated.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

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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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

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. And that’s not particularly sexy.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s. Losing Memory, and Other Things, Too Kennedy’s diagnosis led him to retire, ending a decades-long career as a software engineer at the University of Scranton. I get to meet them.

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