Clinical care

Diagnosing coronary artery disease is not easy with current tools – especially in women – but a new blood test may be safer, easier and more reliable.

Microchip technology can detect very low quantities of lung cancer biomarkers in breath – and may offer a new noninvasive screening option

A review of the clinical uses of liquid biopsy show it’s poised to make a splash in pathology

Novel mathematical tools show promise in predicting ovarian cancer patient survival and sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy.

A new blood test based on food science principles may hold the key to predicting breast cancer earlier than ever

Current tests for nephropathy may not be good enough; but research could yield new options for effective diagnosis

Countries should be uniting against “wasteful medical practices” and “harmful tests”. But how realistic is change?

A blood test to quickly decide if a viral or bacterial infection is the culprit causing disease could aid the quest to cut down on antibiotic misuse.

The major challenge in diagnosing the potential for breast cancer at the premalignant stages lies in recognizing it.

Although the JAMA article (1) claims to have identified a lack of consistency in pathologists’ breast cancer diagnoses, this doesn’t reflect actual clinical practice