Credit: Guardant. Guardant Health’s Shield blood test is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test intended to detect colorectal cancer derived alterations in cell-free DNA from blood. The Shield test is ...

Whoop continues to move beyond just wearables.

Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies is an increasingly pivotal approach in evidence-based medicine, enabling the synthesis of data from multiple investigations to assess the performance ...

A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test that measures 14 substances to assess how well the liver and kidneys function, plus blood sugar and electrolyte levels. Healthcare professionals ...

Dr. Bill Kerr, CEO and cofounder of Avalon Healthcare Solutions, works in what his company calls "diagnostic intelligence" – using real-time diagnostic data, advanced analytics and clear clinical ...

Latent class models (LCMs) have emerged as a vital statistical tool in the evaluation of diagnostic tests, particularly in settings where no definitive gold standard is available. These models operate ...

Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...