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Tags: blood test

9/19/2018

University PR misleads with claim that preliminary blood test detects early pancreatic cancer

8/20/2018

NIH brings balance to recap of study on blood test for gestational diabetes

8/1/2018

Claims surrounding new brain injury blood test short on evidence

7/5/2018

Announcement oversells blood test for predicting treatment outcomes in prostate cancer

6/28/2018

Pilot study on cerebral palsy blood test heralded as ‘breakthrough’ and ‘game changer’

1 2/22/2018

Potential harms and source of evidence missing in FDA summary of new blood test for concussion

11/2/2017

‘Breakthrough’ in multiple sclerosis diagnostic? Not so fast.

11/15/2016

PR release calls concussion blood test a ‘game changer’ — based on study involving 12 head injuries

4/13/2016

Blood screening test for liver fibrosis billed as a “breakthrough.” Not so fast.

1 3/31/2016

Another ‘simple blood test’ for concussion PR release over-promises