Colleen Fleiss's Profile
M.Sc
Colleen is a well-versed medical writer, who has written on various medical topics. She writes under her pen name contributing news to Medindia.
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New Biomarkers Improve Renal Cancer Diagnosis
Discoveries enhance researchers' capacity to precisely diagnose various subtypes of renal cancer, including rare variants.
Mapping Neighborhoods Prone to Severe Childhood Asthma Risk
World Asthma Day: Discover the tool pinpointing neighborhoods with heightened risk of severe childhood asthma through comprehensive mapping.
Eye Ultrasound: A Potential Lifesaver for Detecting Shunt Failure
Eye ultrasounds provide a swift and secure means to detect brain shunt failure in children, facilitating crucial diagnosis and treatment in emergency scenarios.
Revisiting Burn Care: Ice and Toothpaste No Longer Recommended
Ice freezes skin, halting blood flow. Toothpaste worsens burns with calcium, peppermint, traps heat. Experts warn of infection risk.
Surging STD Rates Heighten Infertility Concerns in India
The relentless rise of STDs like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and mycoplasma genitalium is fueling India's infertility crisis.