2015년 3월 12일 목요일

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthcare News Update

Healthcare News


A Weekly Compilation of Clinical Laboratory and Related Information From The Division Of Laboratory Programs, Standards And Services


March 12, 2015



News Highlights  

Leading News
  • Community Health Status Indicators Website Launch
  • HHS OKs Emergency Use of Unapproved Enterovirus D68 Tests
  • Be Wary of Websites Selling Genetic Testing Cancer: Study
Laboratory Testing / Diagnostics
  • Releasing Test Results Directly to Patients: A Multi-Site Survey of Physician Perspectives
  • Researchers Develop First Validated Method of Detecting Drugs of Abuse in Exhaled Breath
  • New Clinical Laboratory Test Exposes Cancer Cells with Ultra Violet Light: Improves Accuracy of Current Cancer Assays, Say Researchers
Research and Development
  • Most of Our DNA is Garbage?
  • Scientists Identify People Most Likely to Benefit from Statins
  • New Type of Biomarker Shows Promise in Improving Prostate Cancer Care
Public Health and Patient Safety
  • Hormone-disrupting chemicals 'Cost Billions'
  • More than half of Middle-aged Adults "at Lifetime Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease"
  • Drug-resistant TB May Be Able Treat with New Small Molecule Drug
Health IT and Other
  • New NQF Committee Will Develop Framework to Assess, Advance HIT-related Patient Safety
  • Some Smartphone Apps Have to Be Cleared by the FDA 
  • EHR Simple Changes Can Significantly Impact Lab Utilization

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