The test, which detects stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer, also found cancer in 88% of samples from 113 patients who were already diagnosed when the samples were collected, and recognized cancer-free samples 95% of the time, according to the study, which was published this week in Nature Communications.

Writing in the journal Stroke, Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked at data from more than 790,000 patients nationwide who were hospitalized for stroke from 2012 through 2017.

LCMC Health formally launched the New Orleans health system’s new population health services organization CIN in January 2018 in a business relationship with St. Louis–based Lumeris.

The lack of vaccination puts the health of both the mother and child at risk, the CDC said, as women with influenza are twice as likely to be hospitalized if they are pregnant and nearly 70% of whooping cough deaths came from babies less than two months old.

Social needs such as housing and food security can have a crucial effect on patient health. By making direct investments in initiatives designed to address social determinants of health and working with community partners, healthcare organizations can help patients achieve positive health outcomes in ways beyond the traditional provision of medical services.