Promises And Pitfalls Of Multi-Cancer Diagnostic Tests

For asymptomatic people without known risks, the downsides and uncertainties of multi-cancer early detection testing could ...
Education Week

Validity, Test Use, and Consequences: Pre-empting a Persistent Problem

In 2000, London opened its Millennium pedestrian bridge to the public in a widely celebrated event. The momentous occasion drew large numbers of people, eager to view and experience the bridge first ...
fox6now

COVID tests, is yours legit?

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's COVID-19 case count continues to decline. In the meantime, millions of fraudulent COVID tests are being sold in the United States. Some experts feel COVID-19 testing could be ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

The Challenges With Ensuring the Validity and Utility of Diagnostic Tests

Precision medicine has touched every aspect of healthcare today, and—as is evident from President Obama’s State of the Union speech for 2015—is front of mind with the federal government, which ...
Labroots

Oral Fluid Tests Are not Valid Indicators of Cannabis Exposure or Impairment

A meta-analysis published in Heliyon revealed that oral fluid (OF) tests do not provide accurate indications of when individuals last used cannabis or the substance’s intoxicating effects. Researchers ...
Sun Sentinel

Study: FL tests valid, but not as decider in high-stakes decisions

The exams hastily constructed to evaluate more than 3 million Florida students last spring are valid tools to measure how well those students grasped the concepts dictated by the state, says a ...