Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Researchers have engineered a portable “lab‑in‑tube” (LIT) assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA directly from blood, saliva, or sputum in less than 60 minutes at a relatively low cost, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine. An estimated 4.2

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Diagnose Engineering Utilities Diagnosis 64

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Running trials in animals will take additional engineering and safety tests. However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field.

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Diabetes Patient-Centered IT Patients 98

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

They’re due for cervical cancer screening, that they get that if they are due for a lab test, they get that. This actually frees up physicians to lean in and really understand their patient, to have the time and the capacity to do the appropriate diagnosis, but also to listen to them and to motivate them in their own care and wellness.

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Medical 52

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.”

IT 102

IT Families Family Diagnosis 102