Duodenoscopes have sickened hundreds of patients in hospital outbreaks. Now some experts are demanding the devices be redesigned or taken off the market. Source: NYT > Business – Roni Caryn Rabin
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? It’s Coming, Scientists Report
A test that measures beta amyloid protein in the blood is more accurate than a brain scan and may indicate trouble years earlier. Source: NYT > Business – Gina Kolata
Would You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection?
A new software algorithm decides which patients are most likely to become infected with the virus. But this is not like other risk calculators, some experts say. Source: NYT > Business – Gina Kolata
Is Your Heartbeat Off, or Blood Sugar High? On the Road, You Can Keep Track
Travelers with heart conditions, diabetes and epilepsy can check on themselves — even report to their doctors — with new devices and apps. Source: NYT > Business – Joshua Brockman
A.I. Took a Test to Detect Lung Cancer. It Got an A.
Artificial intelligence may help doctors make more accurate readings of CT scans used to screen for lung cancer. Source: NYT > Business – DENISE GRADY
Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns
The DNA testing company, which has 10 million customers, misses nearly 90 percent of people with risky BRCA mutations. It says the criticism is overblown. Source: NYT > Business – HEATHER MURPHY