Cancer diagnosis? Genetic testing can help inform next steps

After a cancer diagnosis, patients often have many questions, not only about their treatment but also about what the ...

Durham startup pivots to AI testing agents

The Durham company raised more than $3 million last year ...
InfoWorld

The best JavaScript certifications for getting hired

Earn these JavaScript certs to demonstrate mastery of the most in-demand skills for the world’s most-used programming ...
CNN

These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back

Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – ...
The Hill

CDC pauses diagnostic testing for rabies, other infectious diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has paused its diagnostic testing for a host of infectious diseases, including rabies. The CDC on Monday posted a list of 27 tests that it either ...
NBC News

CDC pauses testing for rabies and other serious infectious diseases

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, mpox and a number of other infectious diseases. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...
CNN

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this ...
The New York Times

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. By Apoorva ...
NBC DFW

Window opens for today's statewide emergency alert test

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is testing the statewide Emergency Alert System on Thursday. The state coordinates the emergency preparedness test with every city. It is a mandatory ...
Health.com

New Blood Tests Promise to Detect Multiple Cancers—But Are They Too Good to Be True?

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Some companies now offer multi-cancer early detection ...
Los Angeles Times

Animal testing slows medical progress. It wastes money. It’s wrong

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. I am living with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The average survival ...
The New York Times

E.P.A. Promises a Ban on Animal Testing by 2035

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, revived a plan created during the first Trump administration to end the testing of chemicals on mammals. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency will ...