Experts recommend renaming PCOS to better reflect whole-body impacts
A condition affecting approximately 170 million adolescents and women worldwide has a new name – one that better…
New consensus provides updated guidance for managing prolactinoma tumors
Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for nearly half of all hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas.…
Study explains long-term ocular symptoms following mild COVID-19
Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The…
WHO lists first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to…
Artificial intelligence improves diagnostic accuracy in clinical breast pathology
Background and objectives Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping diagnostic pathology, with breast pathology representing one of the…
Clinical trial evaluates generative AI support tool in primary care
A large real-world clinical trial has found that a generative AI-powered support tool used to support frontline clinicians…
Study finds gaps in guideline-based testosterone prescribing practices
Only a small number of men who were prescribed testosterone therapy received appropriate, guideline-concordant diagnostic testing, according to a study…
Noninvasive sequencing expands prenatal genetic screening capabilities
While non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic…
New genetic driver found for rare small intestinal cancers
A signaling system known as the Wnt pathway plays a central role in how cells in the intestine…
Advanced MRI scans predict chronic kidney disease in patients undergoing nephrectomy
An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging…
Current chronic kidney disease diagnostic thresholds reflect true patient risk
The thresholds for kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD) reflect a true increase in…
New AI tool cuts breast cancer biopsy wait times
Women with abnormal mammograms often have to wait for weeks to find out whether they have breast cancer.…