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Colleen Fleiss

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

New Biomarkers Improve Renal Cancer Diagnosis

Discoveries enhance researchers' capacity to precisely diagnose various subtypes of renal cancer, including rare variants.

Cancer News
Mapping Neighborhoods Prone to Severe Childhood Asthma Risk

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.

Respiratory Disease News
Eye Ultrasound: A Potential Lifesaver for Detecting Shunt Failure

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.

Child Health News
Revisiting Burn Care: Ice and Toothpaste No Longer Recommended

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.

Research News
Surging STD Rates Heighten Infertility Concerns in India

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.

Indian Health News