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Mobile health apps can collect real-world data and assist in rhinitis and rhinosinusitis management, but a new study suggests that more work is needed to validate their clinical applicability.
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2 monthes ago | By Healio
The Alzheimer's Association is among a group of professional societies and research institutions that have launched the Alzheimer's Network for Treatment and Diagnostics to collect data on patients treated with novel FDA-approved therapies.
Maria C. Carrillo, PhD, chief science officer at the Alzheimer's Association, introduced the new network, known as ALZ-NET, and described its benefits in a presentation at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease annual meeting.
“We do absolutely need an agnostic way - agnostic for treatment, agnostic for diagnostics
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