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Researchers use new way to detect high-risk Human Papilloma Virus A study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers has compared the performance and acceptability of a urine test and four different vaginal self-sampling collection devices to detect high risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Uptake of cervical screening has been declining in the UK in recent years, and self-sampling is an attractive alternative to clinician collected samples, initially in non-attenders but potentially for all women as the primary option." Jack Cuzick, Study Corresponding Author and Professor, Queen Mary U...

March 2, 2021 Yarygin/iStock New legislation could restrict private companies from requiring employees to undergo drug tests for marijuana. Specific details are still being ironed out, but Assembly Bill 1256 would allow employees who face discrimination for cannabis use to take legal action. Introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Bill Quirk, the bill aims to prevent employers from using past evidence of using marijuana, like hair or urine tests, as justification for termination or discrimination. Quick Links

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, according to a validation study that included more than 1,500 patients.

Marking another marvel in medicine, scientists in the UK have now come up with a test to detect womb cancer using urine samples.

HKBU and CUHK jointly develop Spermine Risk Score for diagnosis of prostate cancer Feb 8 2021 Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine) have jointly developed the Spermine Risk Score which, coupled with the use of a urine test, provides a non-invasive and more reliable method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. In a study conducted by the researchers, about 37% of the patients, who were ultimately found to have no prostate cancer, can avoid undergoing a prostate biopsy procedure. The findings have ju...