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Mashup Score: 1FDA approves self-collection screening tests for HPV, allowing women to avoid pelvic exams for cervical cancer - 13 hour(s) ago
The FDA has approved two diagnostic devices that allow women to collect vaginal samples themselves for cervical cancer screening—a major step toward catching more early and potentially preventable | The separate self-collection offerings from BD and Roche still need to be used in a healthcare setting—they have not received agency green lights for solo, at-home use.
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Mashup Score: 0GE HealthCare debuts head-only MRI scanner dedicated to studying Alzheimer's, psychiatry and more - 7 day(s) ago
GE HealthCare aims to provide neuroscientists and researchers with a clearer view into the human mind by using a specialized, “premium” MRI machine to help explore the brain’s structure and functio | The upcoming Signa Magnus system will, according to GE HealthCare, help overcome the limitations of scanning the brain with a conventional full-body MRI machine.
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Quest Diagnostics is building out its artificial intelligence-powered cancer pathology offerings through a multilayered deal with PathAI—acquiring some assets and licensing out others. | Quest Diagnostics is building out its AI cancer pathology offerings through a multilayered deal with PathAI—acquiring some assets and licensing out others.
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Mashup Score: 4On doorstep of approval, Merck compares V116 pneumococcal vaccine to 1983 warhorse Pneumovax 23 - 17 day(s) ago
Five months ago, Merck & Co. | Five months ago, Merck revealed data that indicate its next-generation pneumococcal vaccine offers more protection for older adults than Pfizer’s market dominator Prevnar 20. Now, the company is comparing the investigational shot to its old warhorse, Pneumovax 23 (PPSV23).
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Barinthus Biotherapeutics has hit the primary endpoint of a phase 1b/2 trial by showing its treatment for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV)-associated cervical cancer is safe. | Barinthus Biotherapeutics has hit the primary endpoint of a phase 1b/2 trial by showing its treatment for high risk human papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer is safe. But the failure to prove the therapy actually works has left the biotech mulling how to take the candidate further.
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The FDA has handed out groundbreaking green lights to a pair of novel antibacterial coatings that each aim to keep implants as clean as possible during their short trip in the operating room from p | Though the initial green lights cover spine and orthopedic hardware, Orthobond and Onkos Surgical said their respective disinfectants could shield a wide variety of implants.
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The FDA has handed out groundbreaking green lights to a pair of novel antibacterial coatings that each aim to keep implants as clean as possible during their short trip in the operating room from p | Though the initial green lights cover spine and orthopedic hardware, Orthobond and Onkos Surgical said their respective disinfectants could shield a wide variety of implants.
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Mashup Score: 0Precision medicine approach combining AI, DNA and drug testing shows gains against relapsed childhood cancers - 1 month(s) ago
Researchers have demonstrated that a functional precision medicine approach—combining artificial intelligence, DNA sequencing, mutation mapping and drug sensitivity testing—could feasibly help tack | The process, being developed by First Ascent Biomedical, showed promise in a small study published this week in Nature Medicine.
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Mashup Score: 3Former bluebird execs hope to fly new startup to 'cutting edge' of gene therapy delivery tech - 1 month(s) ago
The untapped potential of gene editing therapies comes down to one major challenge: getting gene editors safely and efficiently into cells. | The untapped potential of gene editing therapies comes down to one major challenge: getting gene editors safely and efficiently into cells. Now, a new startup founded by two genetic medicine luminaries and run by former executives from bluebird bio is officially emerging from stealth mode to reveal its solutions to the industry.
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Mashup Score: 1Enlivex defends sepsis data that sank stock, shifting focus from mortality to subgroup analysis - 1 month(s) ago
Enlivex Therapeutics had a message Friday for investors who halved its share price: You’re misreading our data. | Enlivex Therapeutics had a message Friday for investors who halved its share price: You’re misreading our data. The cell therapy developer blamed imbalances between cohorts for the mixed results—and contended the effect on a small subgroup of sepsis patients suggests the candidate has a future.
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“The 215-person study showed that 94% of women said they would choose self-collection over the current standard of care” https://t.co/LDdOgjFWSt