NYTIMES (Dana G. Smith) - Blood Tests to Predict Alzheimer’s Are Causing Confusion and Distress
The tests aren’t a guarantee that someone will develop dementia, but that hasn’t stopped people from getting them.
NPR (Joseph Kim) - This AI tool promises a 'second sight of eyes' to clinicians. Did patients benefit?
Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.
Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Source of stomach parasite outbreak may never be found, expert says
Dr. Jha says underreporting could be due to the malady being mistaken for other common stomach ailments.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Taco Bell responds to reports of stomach parasite investigation
Thousands of people have become sick since May from the illness. The source has not yet been identified, but Taco Bell is taking voluntary precautionary action amid the multistate investigation.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - New breakthrough AI tool detects pancreatic cancer long before diagnosis | Katie Pavlich Tonight
FDA Commissioner Dr. Mary Makary reacts to news from the Mayo Clinic, which says it has developed a new AI tool to detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - Long a dream, it's now real: a fast and accurate TB test that doesn't need phlegm
TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour.
TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour.Open
NPR (Kate Cunningham) - You can order your own bloodwork now. Interpreting the results is another story
Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer.
Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer.Open
NPR (Yuki Noguchi) - Using saliva to detect disease holds promise, but it's not perfected yet
Easier than a blood test, saliva tests have the potential to detect cavities, infections and even cancer. But a lack of insurance coverage and other obstacles stand in the way of wider use.
Easier than a blood test, saliva tests have the potential to detect cavities, infections and even cancer. But a lack of insurance coverage and other obstacles stand in the way of wider use.Open