MRI-based evaluation system accurately quantifies paraspinal muscle atrophy and nerve root injury severity

A noninvasive MRI technique that measures volumetric changes in paraspinal muscles could transform how doctors assess nerve ...
Medical Xpress

One-hour, low-cost HPV test could transform cervical cancer screening in Africa and beyond

A team of researchers led by Rice University, in collaboration with colleagues in Mozambique and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has developed a simple, affordable human ...
News Medical

Machine learning unlocks blood test secrets for spinal cord injury

The research team utilized advanced analytics and machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to assess whether routine blood tests could serve as early warning signs for spinal cord injury ...
Frontiers

Objective test findings in patients with chronic eye symptoms seeking care at an outpatient neck center: ligamentous cervical instability etiology?

Purpose: To examine the incidence and potential associations between eye symptoms and objective test findings in patients reporting to an outpatient neck center without known preexisting conditions.
SciELO

Spinal cord occupation ratio (SCOR) and its application in the diagnosis of cervical spinal cord compression in Mucopolysaccharidoses

Introduction Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) can lead to cervical spinal cord compression (SCC). Diagnostic scores for SCC in MPS use the obliteration of the passage of cerebrospinal fluid in the anterior ...
WSAW

FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening test, a pap smear alternative, company says

(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...
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What to know about the first cervical cancer test that can be conducted at home

About one out of every four women in the United States aren't up-to-date on their cervical cancer screenings, which is about 21 million women. Teal Health received FDA approval for the first cervical ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA OKs 1st at-home cervical cancer screening test

The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by ...
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FDA approves at-home cervical cancer screening test

Doctors hope the at-home test will lead to more women being screened for cervical cancer. Tourist damages Terracotta Army’s clay warriors Flying motorcycle zooms at 124 mph without touching the ground ...
New York Post

FDA approves Teal Wand — first at-home test to screen for cervical cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be ...
KREM

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device ...