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A new portable COVID-19 test that can provide results within 15 minutes and process up to 30 samples an hour could be available by the end of the year

New COVID-19 Test Provides Results in 15 Minutes

Test correctly diagnoses infection 90 percent of the time and a negative result 100 percent of the time
For patients with acute coronary syndrome

Smartwatch App Compared to Standard ECG for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Smartwatch ECG has high sensitivity, specificity for normal ECG, ST elevation, non-ST elevation changes
A deep learning model based on chest radiograph images and data from the electronic medical record has better discrimination for smokers at high risk for incident lung cancer than Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services eligibility

AI Model Using Chest X-Ray May Predict 12-Year Lung Cancer Risk

CXR-LC model had better discrimination than CMS eligibility, similar performance to PLCO Model 2012
About half of couples referred for counseling due to a family history of kidney disease opt for preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic kidney disease

Many Opt for Genetic Testing of Embryos for Kidney Disease

65 percent of couples using IVF who selected testing had at least one live birth of an unaffected child
In young people at risk for psychosis

Proteomic Markers May Predict Psychosis in Those at Risk

Predictive models based on proteomic biomarkers may help personalize prognosis strategies
Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19 do not need to be tested

Changes to CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Trigger Concern

Guidelines changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals
Nursing home staff will have to be tested regularly for COVID-19

U.S. Nursing Home Staff Must Be Tested Regularly for COVID-19

Long-term care facilities account for 42 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the United States
The Trump administration has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from regulating a wide swath of laboratory tests

White House Blocks FDA’s Power to Regulate Lab Tests

FDA staunchly opposes the change, arguing that such authority is critical during a public health emergency
A widely used COVID-19 test could produce inaccurate results due to issues with the equipment and software used to run the test

FDA: COVID-19 Test Could Give Inaccurate Results

Agency issues alert about Thermo Fisher's TaqPath genetic test
As a result of the Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference

Guidance Issued for Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer

Germline testing advised for metastatic disease, family history suggestive of hereditary disease