November 2023

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Leading El Paso’s largest clinical lab

Christina Wichmann

Oct. 18, 2023

Could you elaborate on how your lab has advanced healthcare services for women in your area?GYN PATH was founded by my father, Philip A. Miles, MD, FACOG, FCAP in 1982 and specializes...

Analyzers

Product Focus - Chemistry Analyzers

MLO Staff

Oct. 18, 2023

Reliable, accurate chemistry testingThe ACE Axcel Clinical Chemistry System boasts a small footprint and no external water system, waste drain, or analyzer cooling unit. Process...

MDX

Molecular diagnostics (MDx) testing expands while lab supply shortages shrink

Kara Nadeau

Oct. 18, 2023

The molecular diagnostics (MDx) market is estimated to be worth $16.6B in 2023, and expected to reach $28.6B by 2028, as “Rapid progress in technologies such as next-generation...

Diagnostics

Why your lab should leverage testing with allergen components for sesame allergy analysis

Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C

Oct. 18, 2023

Sesame allergies currently affect roughly one in 200 U.S. citizens and are increasingly becoming a serious public health concern as the number affected continues to rise.1 Given...

QA/QC

Why quality matters

Ian Wilkinson PhD, DClinChem, CSCC(Cert), MBA

Oct. 18, 2023

Quality is the mantra of medical laboratory professionals, but what is quality? What does it really mean? Why does it matter? Isn’t quality control (QC) good enough? Isn’t it ...

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Cancer

Key points of intersection in diagnosis and treatment of cancer

Lisa-Jean Clifford

Oct. 18, 2023

With the advancement and expanded uses of technology in the laboratory we have a host of opportunities in the hands of physicians and scientists to explore and study diseases ...

Pathology

Quality in, quality out: Practical considerations for ‘digital ready’ slides

Rob Monroe, MD, PhD

Oct. 18, 2023

Optimizing lab workflows to produce high-quality ‘digital ready’ slides for whole slide images (WSIs) is essential for organizations using digital pathology. A growing...

Continuing Education

The absence of a safety culture; What contributes to laboratory incidents?

Jason P. Nagy, PhD, MLS (ASCP)CM,QLS

Oct. 18, 2023

To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. ...

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Management

Laboratory developed tests part 2

Christina Wichmann

Oct. 18, 2023

On October 3, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its anticipated proposed rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices.1 The proposed...