Sensitivity and Specificity

Radiation-free AI technology, precision exercises, and lighter braces are adding options for patients and their families.

Patients with obesity often report being shamed and stigmatized in medical settings. How can physicians address weight sensitively?

Founded by MIT researchers, Senti Bio is is working to create smarter cell therapies for cancer using synthetic biology. The company equips cells with gene circuits that allow the cells to respond to their environments.

Could be responsible for approximately 5% of cancers diagnosed each year

Young people with sleep-wake disruptions had doubled odds of developing some CVD risk factors

A deep learning–based tool shows a high accuracy of fracture detection in children and may boost the diagnostic skills of emergency department residents, a real-world study suggests.

Varied approaches to remote patient monitoring are in development to close care gaps between patients and rheumatologists, but their use in clinical practice has a long way to go, experts said.

Research finds people with self-declared gluten sensitivity experienced symptoms whether or not they ate gluten

Using 3T MRI to analyze central vein counts and distribution in white matter lesions allows investigators to distinguish multiple sclerosis from migraine pathology.

An AI algorithm demonstrated strong performance for detecting chronic liver disease from routinely acquired echocardiography studies containing subcostal images of the liver.

Several hundred students at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island were screened by the Young Hearts for Life cardiac program,

The proposal, put forward by Nice, would see 13 million patients checked regularly

Cryotherapy is emerging as a promising strategy to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, but adoption in clinical practice remains limited.

Evolution has equipped us with a triage mechanism (from the French verb 'trier' meaning to sort out): When there is a deficiency of micronutrients in our bodies, they are reserved for short-term survival and reproduction at the expense of disabling DNA repair, which increases the risk of developing chronic disease in the long-term.

Ultrasonography-identified features like osteophytes and cartilage damage show promise in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis and highlight ultrasonography's potential as an accessible diagnostic tool.

Apple Watch knows what's up

Dermatologists break down how your body reacts to tattoos.

The neglected ways climate change is affecting our health, explained by Valley fever.

The screening tool, which incorporates several factors, performed with 81.5% sensitivity and 87.6% specificity for abuse when one bruise is the only skin finding.

For women with dense breast tissue, ABUS automated ultrasound scans can detect cancers that mammograms can miss. But since 2023, patients say Medicare has stopped covering the potentially life-saving procedure.