Dr Chernew leads the conversation to biomarkers in bone turnover and immunoglobulin expression.
Dr Chernew leads the conversation to biomarkers in bone turnover and immunoglobulin expression. Dr Kumar says the use of biomarkers can be very specific to a disease type. He analyzes the use of bone marrow and bone biomarkers for monitoring myeloma bone disease. He says there are both prognostic and predictive biomarkers which suit different purposes. There are also other emerging biomarkers that are being studied and explored.
The Joint Commission is launching the Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program to standardize staff training and patient care practices at rural health clinics nationwide; the American Cancer Society recently launched the largest-ever study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women; the HHS COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved $732 billion by preventing illness and related costs.
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