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Diagnostics is the medical field that deals with identifying diseases and conditions. Topics addressed here include the development of new diagnostic tests, the use of diagnostics in clinical practice and the ethical implications of diagnostic testing.

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Health Lindzi Wessel

Flawed herpes testing leads to many false positives — and needless suffering

Politics Rachel Cohrs

What people on Medicare can expect once the Covid-19 public health emergency ends

First Opinion Robert Truog

New guidelines on severe brain injury complicate already difficult decisions

First Opinion Ruth Hailu, Andrew Beam and Ateev Mehrotra

ChatGPT-assisted diagnosis: Is the future suddenly here?

Health Brittany Trang

FDA issues rare comment on approval of Covid and flu home test from company that went bankrupt

First Opinion Naresh Gunaratnam

Colorectal cancer screening: Science should trump convenience

Health Matthew Herper

Scientists try to pinpoint why rapid Covid tests are missing some cases

In the Lab Shraddha Chakradhar

A smartphone app could help diagnose ear infections more accurately — and at home

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Politics Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Liquid-biopsy firm Grail is spending more than ever lobbying Congress

First Opinion Richard Marfuggi, Aparna Ahuja and Rick A. Bright

Lessons learned from the deadly combination of sepsis and Covid-19

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First Opinion Steve Brozak

STAT Plus: Another Theranos crime: Loss of trust in real-time diagnostics

First Opinion Scott Gottlieb and Mark B. McClellan

Congress needs to update FDA’s ability to regulate diagnostic tests, cosmetics

Health Jeff Allen and Lisa Lacasse

Better lab test standards can ensure precision medicine is truly precise

First Opinion H. Gilbert Welch

Congress should not compel Medicare to pay for liquid biopsies

Business Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Illumina wins case against FTC in bid to hold onto early cancer detection company Grail

First Opinion Robert B. Darnell

PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation

A STAT Investigation Katie Palmer

STAT Plus: Cue Health rode Covid-19 to an NBA deal and a $3 billion valuation. Now it faces layoffs and a rocky future

First Opinion Howard M. Fillit

STAT Plus: It’s time to move past Aduhelm and focus on a broader Alzheimer’s drug pipeline

Health Helen Branswell and Andrew Joseph

‘Testing bottleneck’ for monkeypox puts hope of containment at risk, experts warn

Hospitals Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Justice Department says sweeping lab test fraud in Texas involved dozens of doctors and front companies

Health Andrew Joseph

On the lookout for monkeypox, CDC considers expanding test capacity

Biotech Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: ‘No real clear path’: Insurance coverage for cutting-edge diagnostics remains a major challenge for personalized medicine

Biotech Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: With milestones on the horizon, Guardant Health CEOs lay out their vision for cancer detection

Politics Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: FDA asks Congress for more power to regulate certain diagnostic tests, including prenatal screenings

First Opinion Paul R. Michel

The Supreme Court is partly to blame for the Covid-19 test kit shortage

First Opinion Yonatan Adiri

Antigen testing has some serious problems. Done right, it could reshape the future of health care

Health Rachel Cohrs

Can mailing free Covid-19 tests turn Biden’s pandemic response around?

First Opinion Jeff Fischer

Uncorking today’s Covid-19 supply chain to meet the challenges of future pandemics

First Opinion H. Gilbert Welch and Barnett Kramer

The crazy confluence of Congress, liquid biopsies, Medicare, and health inequities

Health Tech Katie Palmer

STAT Plus: As surges drive Covid-19 testing, companies eye an on-ramp for new markets

Health Andrew Joseph, Helen Branswell, Nicholas Florko and Lev Facher

13 big questions about Biden’s response to Omicron, as Congress prepares to grill Fauci, Walensky, and other top officials

First Opinion Elliott J. Millenson

Containing Covid-19 requires rapid tests that are highly sensitive to infections. Why is the FDA asking for something different?

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Predicting preeclampsia from a blood test holds promise for pregnancy complications