Diagnostics

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Ultrasound is a useful procedure for monitoring the baby's development in the uterus. Ultrasound uses inaudible sound waves to produce a two-dimensional image of the baby...more...

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Finding could lead to new treatments for ADD or Alzheimer's, scientists say

But it has fallen to last place among those countries in preventing deaths through use of timely and effective medical care...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel genetic test for determining whether patients with breast cancer are good candidates for treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab).

Duke University Medical Center has developed new technology that may help detect glaucoma early enough to prevent it

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a high-resolution imaging tool that can identify patients at risk for glaucoma decades before the disease claims their eyesight.