April 18, 2025

CAP Issues New and Updated Cancer Protocols

New protocols for endocrine tumors and updated existing protocols for breast cancer diagnoses are now available from the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

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April 18, 2025

Global Study Validates Melanoma Risk Tool

An international study of 15,731 patients found the MIA sentinel node calculator maintains accuracy across populations and now offers tighter confidence intervals after model refinement.

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April 17, 2025

Cardiometabolic Shifts May Predict Dementia

An accelerated decline in BMI and waist circumference, along with fluctuating HDL levels, may signal early cognitive impairments up to a decade before dementia diagnosis, study finds.

The Pathologist

April 17, 2025

Climate Identified as Key Virus Driver

Researchers found Oropouche virus to be underreported during a large-scale study across Latin America, with climate emerging as the primary driver of transmission risk.

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April 16, 2025

Can ctDNA Monitoring Help to Predict Melanoma Recurrence?

A new report shows how droplet digital polymerase chain reaction assays focusing on monitoring the most common mutations in the genetic code in melanoma cells—BRAF V600E and BRAF V600K—may help to pre...

The ASCO Post

April 11, 2025

Predicting Multi-Antibiotic Resistance

AI reveals how resistance genes leap across bacterial species

The Pathologist

April 10, 2025

Study: LLMs Show Biases in Medical Decision-Making

Large language models recommend different care based on patients' race, housing status, income level, and sexual orientation, potentially amplifying health care disparities if deployed without safeguards, researchers find.

Conexiant

April 08, 2025

Season of Conception May Impact BMI

Preconception cold exposure may enhance brown fat activity and metabolic health.

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April 08, 2025

Patterns of ICI Use and Survival Outcomes in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

In a U.S. population–based cohort study reported in JAMA Network Open, Bari et al identified patterns of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use and survival outcomes among patients with metastatic colo...

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