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fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

I thought I had great cholesterol, but a trendy new blood test said the opposite - sending me down a mind-boggling rabbit hole

Function Health offers a $500 annual service that provides comprehensive blood and urine testing, measuring over 90 different health biomarkers not typically analyzed by regular doctors.
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fromA Philosopher's Blog
1 month ago

Critical Thinking & Pandemics V: Testing

A 90% accuracy of a COVID-19 test suggests that those who possess the disease will test positive 90% of the time, not that 90% of positives have the disease.
philosophy
#joe-biden
Cancer
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

What to Make of Biden's Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis

Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis raises questions about medical transparency and the complexities of prostate cancer testing.
US Elections
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Ex-Biden aides suspect another cover-up after former president's prostate cancer diagnosis

Biden's stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis raises questions about delayed testing due to election concerns.
Longtime aides express disbelief over lack of early detection for Biden's advanced cancer.
Cancer
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

What to Make of Biden's Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis

Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis raises questions about medical transparency and the complexities of prostate cancer testing.
US Elections
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Ex-Biden aides suspect another cover-up after former president's prostate cancer diagnosis

Biden's stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis raises questions about delayed testing due to election concerns.
Longtime aides express disbelief over lack of early detection for Biden's advanced cancer.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup

Elizabeth Holmes's partner is launching an AI startup focused on medical testing despite her imprisonment for fraud related to her previous company.
#cancer-detection
Medicine
fromMail Online
4 months ago

New AI test for prostate cancer hailed as up to 99% accurate

A new 'super test' for prostate cancer will identify over 100 signs of the disease and distinguish between aggressive and slow-growing cancers.
Medicine
fromMail Online
4 months ago

New AI test for prostate cancer hailed as up to 99% accurate

A new 'super test' for prostate cancer will identify over 100 signs of the disease and distinguish between aggressive and slow-growing cancers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Social media influencers are fearmongering' to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Influencers mislead audiences by promoting controversial medical tests on social media through emotional narratives and fearmongering.
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