This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. About this book Renowned philosophers and medical ethicists debate and discuss the profoundly important concepts of disease and health. Christopher Boorse begins with an extensive reexamination of his seminal ...
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What is MRD? Measurable residual disease (MRD) refers to the presence of leukemic cells below the threshold of detection when using conventional morphologic methods.1,2 While there is no consensus on a precise definition of MRD positivity, a sensitivity threshold of 10–4 has been used to ...
Life is a circle. The distinction perhaps can’t be made? Does this question make sense? Many live with disease and don’t know anything is wrong. I’ve noticed I may not know I’m ill until after I feel better and can compare sensation and functionality. So maybe distinction is in ...
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What is MRD? Measurable residual disease (MRD) refers to the presence of leukemic cells below the threshold of detection when using conventional morphologic methods.1,2 While there is no consensus on a precise definition of MRD positivity, a sensitivity threshold of 10–4 has been used to ...
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The answer, I think, may be rooted in something that, thanks to the pandemic, we have all come to know quite well, and that is RNA. I think these days, everyone has a basic understanding of how RNA works. Again, thank...
If you think obesity seems like a complicated disease, its treatments are equally complex. Physiologically speaking, it’s difficult to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off. “Eat less and move more” is great advice when you have 10 pounds to shed; less so when you need ...
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