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 ...
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 ...
You have AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) when your CD4 count is less than 200. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. AIDS means your immune system cannot fight off infections and disease. This can become life-threatening. Seek care immediately if you think you may have been ...
As of 2022, COVID-19 is still considered a global pandemic. However, many experts predict that the virus will eventually become an endemic disease. The timeline to endemicity depends on several factors, such as immune protection from vaccinations and natural infection, and how the disease contin...
As with any public health program, whether it is to control, eliminate or eradicate, continued research – both basic and operational – is needed throughout the campaign. As a great spokesman for baseball and philosophy once said, “It ain’t over ‘til its over” [56] and that means ...
The immediate problem is poverty. Most of Africa is urbanising at a lower level of income than other regions of the world did. That means there's little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive. Without upgrades and...
Ms. Jessica. Is she really your cousin’s friend? This catches Ki-Woo off guard. He disguises it with a smile. KI-WOO I don’t know what you’re talking about. DA-HAE She’s your girlfriend, isn’t she? Ki-Woo relaxes and laughs. He looks at Da-Hae, who is all ...
The job of an infectious disease doctor is to fight against these types of plagues. He or she works to heal people who are sick because of an infection. Here is a guide on what it means to be an infectious disease doctor, and how and why someone might pur...
But one challenge for colleges is that not all vaccines are created equal in the eyes of the medical community and government agencies, which means international students may need to be vaccinated upon arrival in the U.S. even if they were inoculated in their home countr...
In addition to detecting claims fraud, the health care industry is taking steps to identify patients most at risk of chronic disease and find what interventions are best. Express Scripts, a large pharmacy benefits company, uses analytics to identify those not adhering to prescribed treatments, resul...