Myriad Genetics, Inc. MYGN recently announced a collaboration with OptraHEALTH with the aim of implementing a cognitive ChatBOT, Gene. The AI-powered ChatBOT will provide genetic and financial assistance information to prospective patients of hereditary cancer. Notably, the Gene knowledge platform, which is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant, […]
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Gut Microbiome Plays a Role in How Prostate Cancer Patients Respond to Oral Therapies Bacteria in the gut may play a role in the treatment outcomes of patients with prostate cancer taking oral medications, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The results from the study showed that since […]
When Andrew Miller was training for a marathon, he noticed after about an hour of running, his front tooth would go slightly numb, as if he’d been to the dentist. He also had occasional nosebleeds, but the Whāngarei GP didn’t think much of it. But when he decided to get […]
A radiologist examines mammograms on a lightbox: Rex/Shutterstock “Excuse me Mrs Meyer; dark skin is always difficult.” Like clockwork, the phlebotomist mouthed the standard German excuse for why she was going to keep sticking needles into my arm, in her persistent quest for blood. I’d opened my mouth, ready to […]