Latest Pathology News
Improved Genetic Risk Score Aids Type 1 Diabetes Classification
by modernClinician Editorial Team
An improved type 1 diabetes (T1D) genetic risk score (GRS), the T1D GRS2, is highly useful for classifying adult incident diabetes type and improving newborn screening, according to a study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health, an ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research working group indicates the lack of good practices in three areas of health technology assessment.
Smoking Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease in African-Americans
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Cigarette smoking is associated with measures of subclinical peripheral artery disease in African-Americans, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Plasma Marker Predicts Allograft Failure in Lung Transplant
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Donor-derived cell-free DNA is a potential biomarker that can predict allograft failure after lung transplantation, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in EBioMedicine.
Early Complications Common in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Cirrhosis Can Recur After Liver Transplant
Biomarkers Plus Kidney Donor Profile Index Improve Prediction of Concordant Allograft Outcomes
Short-Term Pretransplant Dialysis Does Not Affect Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Urine Cell-Free RNA Shows Promise as Biomarker for Bladder Cancer
Elevated C-Reactive Protein Linked to Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure, All-Cause Mortality
Steatotic Liver Disease Risk Scores Compared for Predicting Cirrhosis
U.S. Study Shows Blood-Based Multicancer Early Detection Test Can ID Cancer Signals