A1C, LDL, HDL… the number of medical abbreviations you might see on your patient portal is enough to make you think your ...
While liver stiffness measurement by vibration-controlled transient elastography with a 25 kPa threshold might detect CSPH, the overall low quality of the studies means that these results are not very ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Orlando parents are urging state and federal lawmakers to update infant screening after what they describe as life-altering delays in their daughter’s diagnosis and treatment.
HONOLULU (KHON) — What does a healthy liver look like? The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine is offering free liver testing for the public to join their liver health study. “This ...
WASHINGTON -- An investigational multi-target blood test was three times more sensitive than standard ultrasound surveillance for detecting early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a ...
Yes, your liver helps your body process that glass of wine you had with dinner last night, but it also does so much more. “The liver works hard daily to metabolize nutrients, filter out toxins, and ...
(RTTNews) - Exact Sciences Corp. (EXAS), Friday announced the landmark clinical results from its ALTUS study, showing that the Oncoguard Liver blood test significantly outperforms ultrasound in ...
ALTUS study is the largest prospective trial of a blood test for liver cancer surveillance in the United States, reflecting the racial and ethnic diversity of high-risk groups Exact Sciences Corp.
The FDA has halted clinical testing of an Intellia Therapeutics gene-editing therapy following a report that a patient in a Phase 3 study was hospitalized with liver complications. Intellia said the ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests (ALT and AST). My doctor ordered a sonogram, which said that ...
Researchers in Sweden and Finland have created the CORE model, a simple blood test that predicts liver disease risk with striking accuracy. Unlike current methods, it works for the general population ...
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already ...