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    Navigating the new normal for A1c analysis: Interpreting recently released clinical guidelines in the lab

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    Researchers review findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative 30 years after launch

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    BD’s Molly Broache, Associate Director of U.S. Medical Affairs, discusses the current state of STI testing in the U.S. with MLO editor in chief, Christina Wichmann

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    More oversight of donated tissue products urgently needed, say experts and Michigan policymakers

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    Certain therapeutics, such as human cells and tissues, are only minimally regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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    Indica Labs receives first FDA clearance for HALO AP Dx digital pathology platform

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    HALO AP Dx is FDA-cleared for primary diagnostic use with the Hamamatsu NanoZoomer S360MD Slide scanner in the US.
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    Helio Genomics to showcase results from CLiMB Pivotal Trial in an oral presentation at the EASL Congress 2024

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    ChatGPT can be helpful for Black women’s self-education about HIV, PrEP

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    The tone of the AI tool’s response was more empathetic when the prompt specified Black race, a new study suggests.
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