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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

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The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting launched on Sunday 7 April in San Diego with an Opening Plenary Session showcasing cutting-edge technological advances opening new frontiers in cancer science.

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FDA clears AI-powered prostate cancer detection software

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. “The authorization of this AI-based software can help increase the number of identified prostate biopsy samples with cancerous tissue, which can ultimately save lives,” said Tim Stenzel, director of the FDA’s office of in vitro diagnostics and radiological health. That compared to 90.9%

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FDA authorizes software that can help identify prostate cancer

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director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health within the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Identifying areas of concern on the biopsy image can help pathologists make a diagnosis that informs the acceptable treatment,” said Tim Stenzel, M.D.,

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Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP Machines Get FDA Safety Warning

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We will continue to monitor the company’s handling of this, among other safety issues, to ensure they take appropriate steps to mitigate the risk to patients,” said Jeff Shuren, MD, JD, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in the FDA’s news release. “We It is used at home and in clinical settings.

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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination recommended for approval in the EU for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19

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There is a growing body of evidence from multiple independent in vitro and in vivo (animal model) studies supporting the potential of Evusheld to protect against the BA.1, People not adequately protected by a COVID-19 vaccine may particularly benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis with Evusheld.

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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination approved in the EU for pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in a broad population

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There is a growing body of evidence from multiple independent in vitro and in vivo (animal model) studies supporting the potential of Evusheld to protect against the BA.1, There is a growing body of evidence from multiple independent in vitro and in vivo (animal model) studies supporting the potential of Evusheld to protect against the BA.1,

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Meeting public expectations of diagnostics is the next big test for the NHS

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Diagnostics was never a Cinderella sector; Britain has the fifth largest in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market in Europe, not gigantic but significant nevertheless. Across the UK, radiology departments are understaffed by around 43%, while only 3% of histopathology departments have enough staff to meet clinical demand.