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by brandonb 1y ago
I suspect Lp(a) is next, since there are now drugs in clinical trials that directly lower it.
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by brandonb 1y ago
This is a summary -- I'm the article author and the author of that comment, so I would hope my wording is consistent. :)
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by brandonb 1y ago
Unlikely (unfortunately). I work at a startup which offers blood testing—it costs $190 when consumers pay in cash, and when we've tried going through insurance, it ends up about $1400-$1500. The "insurance-negotiated" rate is
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by brandonb 1y ago
For decades, LDL cholesterol has been the main target in preventive heart health. The American College of Cardiology just started recommending that everyone measure hs-CRP, a blood test for inflammation. Why? Because inflammation now predic
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by brandonb 1y ago
Interesting! Where do you think the biggest advantage is, vs (say) ChatPRD?
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Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol(empirical.health)
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Whoop's Advanced Labs blood test service is now live in the US(wareable.com)
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Dietary fiber intake and all-cause mortality(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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by brandonb 1y ago
This dashboard has interesting raw data -- in your view, which page best answers the question of why users drop off?
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Agentic Commerce Protocol(developers.openai.com)
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Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease(jacc.org)
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Primary Prevention in Medicine(erictopol.substack.com)
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Predicting and Preventing Alzheimer's Disease(erictopol.substack.com)
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by brandonb 1y ago
For those curious about a more thoughtful model of government reform--which is still sorely needed--the original US Digital Service team just published a bunch of interviews: https://usdigitalserviceorigins.org/interviews&#x
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Analysis of OpenEvidence's Business Model(annsomershogg.substack.com)
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Healthcare's messiest relationship: Epic and Abridge(businessinsider.com)
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by brandonb 1y ago
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers because it's often detected late. The researchers here trained a transformer to identify pancreatic cancer earlier. Even cooler, they open sourced their code here: https://gi
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Pancreatic cancer risk prediction using sequential models(cell.com)
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Predictive Lab Test for Cardiac Events Still Rare but Increasing(today.ucsd.edu)
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Want to Know Your Future Breast-Cancer Risk? Just Ask AI(wsj.com)
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AI Tools Differ from Human Tools(tomtunguz.com)
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by brandonb 1y ago
This study's main contribution was to identify the specific bacteria, which gives insight into the mechanism behind heart attacks (the antibody the researchers developed was one of their central contributions). So the researchers disse
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by brandonb 1y ago
Very nicely explained. Your article on rendering fractals was also well-done!
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by brandonb 1y ago
In our case, we're providing the testing as part of a comprehensive program (including a review of results with a doctor, customized nutrition plans, etc) -- so it's slightly different than companies that only offer the labs in is
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by brandonb 1y ago
Basic LDL cholesterol is often covered by insurance, but ApoB, Lp(a), and hs-CRP are unfortunately usually not. If insurance doesn't end up covering it, sometimes the fee is just ridiculous. For example, one person got billed $1,338 fo
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by brandonb 1y ago
At least for the tests I've gotten in the past, there's always a doctor's name on the lab order. They might not do an appointment with you, but it's still a legal requirement to get the test done.
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by brandonb 1y ago
1) ApoB itself is more accurate than LDL and triglycerides. The latest evidence is that ApoB and Lp(a) together are more accurate than even LDL, VLDL, non-HDL, triglerycerides, etc combined: https://academic.oup.com/eurheart
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by brandonb 1y ago
If you check the lab report, did you see a doctor listed somewhere near the top? (Even if you didn't explicitly talk to that doctor, I think it's legally necessary in all US states). (Agree that ordering and paying the cash price
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by brandonb 1y ago
Yes -- in the US. I'm not super familiar with the options in Canada, unfortunately!
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by brandonb 1y ago
This particular panel includes a consult with a doctor (who can advise on next steps, prescribe medication, and so on). Or you can take the results to your doctor.

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