Bile Duct Cancer: New Molecular Test Doubles Detection Rate

A new molecular test, BiliSeq, developed by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is poised to significantly improve the early and accurate diagnosis of bile duct cancer – a malignancy historically plagued by diagnostic delays and inaccuracies. This isn’t simply an incremental improvement; the test nearly doubles … Read more

Faster TB Tests Urged by WHO for Rapid Detection

The Dawn of Rapid TB Diagnostics: How Point-of-Care Testing Will Reshape Global Health Security Every day, over 4,100 people lose their lives to tuberculosis (TB), a preventable and curable disease. But despite decades of progress, TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, largely because of delays in diagnosis. Now, a confluence of factors … Read more