diagnostic

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Another avenue of hospital healthcare is key diagnostic tests.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The initial goal is to create a diagnostic test to measure olfactory loss—a marker of Covid-19 and other conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The Trump administration has highlighted the rising number of autism diagnoses, but scientists say much of the growth is due to better screening and broader diagnostic criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Because the database is so large, scientists can identify groups of patients who share unusual combinations of conditions using diagnostic codes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The study concluded that the effect on Americans of radioactive emissions from nuclear tests was vastly outweighed by their exposure to diagnostic X-rays and other common sources.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik