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There ’s Now an At-Home Menopause Test, But Does Anyone Need It?
COVID-19 changed many things about medicine, not the least of which is how we think about do-it-yourself testing. Before the pandemic, health experts weren’t convinced people would accept, much less embrace, the utility of testing themselves at home for SARS-CoV-2. Pregnancy tests pretty much dominated the at-home testing landscape, although a few recent additions, for conditions like HIV and Alzheimer‘s, have appeared on pharmacy shelves, albeit with varying levels of confidence from the medical community.
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Now Clearblue, the company that makes pregnancy and fert...
Source: TIME: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Video shows Ukraine blowing up its new ' cardboard ' drones in a test attack on a dummy target
A still from a video by Operativno SBU shared on August 31 purporting to show a test of a cardboard drone in Ukraine. Operativno SBU Ukrainian media has shared footage purporting to demonstrate the use of a "cardboard" drone. Ukraine says it used the lightweight, cheap drones to do serious damage…#operativnosbu #ukraine #russian #corvo #kurskairfield #vasylmyroshnychenko #sbu #kyivpost #prorussian #operativnozsu
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day weekend should expect lots of company
By some measures, air travelers have enjoyed a less stressful summer than last year, but canceled flights remain elevated as airlines face their last big test of the prime vacation season: Labor Day weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that this will be the third busiest holiday…#hurricaneidalia #atlanticcoast #florida #georgia #flightaware #faa #laborday #rome #dublin #gasoline
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Managing Editor - Remote/Flexible
Specifications: 12-Months Fixed Term – ContractSalary: £42,000 per annum Location: UK – Remote/FlexibleClosingdate: 13 Sep 2023Cochrane is an international charity. For 30 years we have responded to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesising research findings and our work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.Cochrane ' s strength is in its collaborative, global community. We have 110,000+ members and supporters around the world. Though we are spread out across the globe, our ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Wheelchair Skills Test in simulated versus community settings: a mixed-methods crossover study of experienced motorized mobility scooter users - Jang S, Kirby RL, Hurd L, Hobson S, Emery R, Mortenson WB.
PURPOSE: The Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) is commonly conducted in a simulated setting. Although the WST can be done in the community setting, its usefulness in this setting has not been systematically evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare th...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Do violent attitude measures assess evaluative attitudes toward violence? - Nunes KL, Pedneault CI, Hermann CA, Fraser JM.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluative attitudes toward violence refer to the extent to which violence is viewed negatively or positively. The purpose of the present study was to replicate and extend previous research to test the extent to which items in typical measures o...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Red-light running violation during car following at high-speed signalized intersections - Mohammed HA, Ghodrat Abadi M, Hurwitz DS.
At signalized intersections, red-light running crashes can lead to serious injuries or deaths. Red-light running is significantly influenced by intersection factors and human factors. To test driver response to circular yellow and circular red indications,...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Group psychological abuse perpetration: development and validation of a measure using classical and modern test theory - Salda ña O, Antelo E, Rodríguez-Carballeira.
OBJECTIVE: The Psychological Abuse Perpetrated in Groups Scale (PAPGS) is a new measure aimed to assess psychological abuse behaviors perpetrated by members of groups where control, manipulation, and coercion strategies are inflicted to recruit and dominat...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Procter & Gamble launches Clearblue menopause indicator test
Procter& Gamble on Aug. 29 announced what one medical expert described as a "game-changing" product for women in an underserved market segment.
Clearblue, a P&G (NYSE: PG) subsidiary and world ’s best-selling brand of home pregnancy and fertility tests, launched the Clearblue Menopause Stage Indicator. It’s the only product that tests hormone levels in combination with a woman’s age and cycle history to show a likely menopause stage on a mobile app, according to Clearblue Brand Dire ctor Leah…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 31, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brian Planalp Source Type: news
Major breakthrough as new blood test could diagnose Parkinson's before symptoms appear
A new blood test could be help to diagnose Parkinson's disease before it triggers damage in the nervous system.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finger-prick hormone tests used by women going through IVF and menopause may be unreliable, experts warn
Menopausal women and those wanting a baby relying on a finger-prick test to track their hormone levels could be using inaccurate equipment, an investigation has suggested.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A blood test for Parkinson ’s disease?
Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that gradually leads to difficulty moving, tremors, and usually dementia by the end, is often difficult to diagnose early in its yearslong progression. That makes testing experimental treatments challenging and slows people from getting existing drugs, which can’t stop the ongoing death of brain cells but temporarily improve many of the resulting symptoms. Now, a study using rodents and tissue from diagnosed Parkinson’s patients suggests DNA damage spotted in blood samples offers a simple way to diagnose the disease early.
Although the potential test needs to be validated in...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Removing Race Correction From Lung Function Test Changes Clinical Management
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 -- Removal of race correction from pulmonary function tests (PFTs) may change surgical management of lung cancer in African American patients, according to a study published Aug. 16 in JAMA Surgery.
Sidra N. Bonner, M.D.,...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Steve Blank: AI will revolutionize the ‘lean startup’
As you’ll have noted from our coverage, as far as startup land is concerned, AI is hot, hot, hot. Meanwhile, the lean methodology — think of a hypothesis, test it, iterate on it — has been canon for entrepreneurs and founders the world over for the past decade. But AI will most likely play a role…#steveblank #blank #copilot #alphafold #universitycollege
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
