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CDC Flu Season Guide for Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 5 Dec, 2022
Americans are spreading more than holiday cheer this winter as the flu and other respiratory viruses are increasing across the country.
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Long-Term Care, Healthcare

Autoimmune Diseases and Genetic Testing

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 29 Nov, 2022
Autoimmune Disease
Recent advances in genetic testing, specifically genome-wide association studies (GWAS), are helping medical researchers to develop better s...
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Treatment, Healthcare

What is a Wound Panel and Why Do I Need it?

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 17 Nov, 2022
doctor putting a bandage on a wound
In the United States, a 2018 analysis of Medicare beneficiaries found that some 8.2 million people had wounds with treatment for acute and c...
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PCR Testing, Infectious Disease

The Role of Genetic Testing and Kidney Disease

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 9 Nov, 2022
Genetic Disease
Even though kidney diseases are a leading cause of death in the United States, approximately 90 percent of the estimated 37 million American...
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Treatment, Healthcare

Reliable PCR Testing Demand Rises as Common but Dangerous RSV Surges

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 3 Nov, 2022
sick child sitting up in bed
RSV, the common but surprisingly dangerous respiratory virus, is surging across the country, threatening vulnerable populations that include...
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PCR Testing, Treatment, Healthcare

Traditional Culture Tests vs. PCR Tests

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 25 Oct, 2022
PCR Testing
Traditional culture tests have been around since the birth of microbiology in the 19th century, but innovations in molecular methods such as...
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PCR Testing, Treatment, Healthcare, Prescription Drugs

The 5 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in America

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 19 Oct, 2022
Lady working in a pharmacy
Five of the most prescribed drugs in America all treat different medical conditions but they have one thing in common – they are used by mil...
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Treatment, Healthcare, Prescription Drugs

Medicare: By the Numbers

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 10 Oct, 2022
Happy senior citizen woman in a doctors office.
Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older as well as certain younger people with disabilities, was the s...
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Healthcare, Prescription Drugs

Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Testing and Cancer Care

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 4 Oct, 2022
Child with Cancer holding a stuffed animal
Pharmacogenomics testing (PGx) promises to open a new chapter in medicine by matching drugs to DNA with the stakes especially high when it c...
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Treatment, Healthcare, PGx

The Rise of Concierge Medicine in America

Posted by Wise Diagnostic Content Team on 27 Sep, 2022
Doctor with patient illustration
Concierge medicine is on the rise in the United States with more Americans, especially those with deep pockets, willing to pay extra for dir...
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Treatment, Healthcare
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