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A preventable crisis: Reversing the STI surge Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging worldwide, posing a significant public health threat. The consequences of delayed...
Aug. 22, 2025
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The 2025 Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) State of the Industry (SOI) survey on Disease Management focused on Alzheimer’s/dementia and respiratory testing. With regards...
Aug. 15, 2025
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ESR1 mutations drive hormone therapy resistance in breast cancer, affecting up to 40% of metastatic patients. This comprehensive guide explores how these genetic changes impact...
Aug. 6, 2025
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This compares Drucker Diagnostics' DASH Coag STAT centrifuge & StatSpin® Express 3 for preparing platelet poor plasma. Both produced statistically equivalent PPP, with platelet...
June 23, 2025

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The Nexera QX Multiplexing module enables high-throughput LCMS analysis. Jeremy Smith, Market Manager for Forensics and Clinical at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, discusses ...
Aug. 25, 2025

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Understanding diseases at the genetic and molecular levels In diagnostics, molecular testing plays a key role in identifying and understanding diseases at the genetic and molecular...
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Have you claimed your Lab Week FREE CE yet? Tomorrow is the last day. Check out MLO’s latest CE articles. April 2025: A total system for preventing laboratory errors, by...
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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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Diagnostics

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Mayo Clinic has built an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can aid in the detection of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), according to a release. The...
Aug. 25, 2025
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Randox Laboratories US Ltd has announced plans to expand its Jefferson County facility from a 48-person sales and distribution operation into a full-scale production laboratory...
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Laboratorians have long recognized the unmatched clinical value of mass spectrometry (mass spec)—the diagnostic marvel well known for exceptional sensitivity, specificity...
Aug. 25, 2025
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In 2024, the global apoptosis assay market stood at USD 6.5 billion and is forecast to grow from USD 7 billion in 2025 to USD 14.6 billion by 2034, representing a compound annual...
Aug. 22, 2025

Disease

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Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) is a form of hemoglobin found in red blood cells. The HbA1c blood test measures the average amount of glucose that’s been attached to hemoglobin over...
Aug. 26, 2025
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Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D., a professor of geriatric medicine at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and his collaborator are ...
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Scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found an association between nerve injury from cancer and chronic inflammation and immunotherapy resistance. ...
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After 42 days without a confirmed case, The Texas Department of State Health Services has declared their current measles outbreak over, according to an announcement. The outbreak...
Aug. 20, 2025

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A recent study published in JAMA Network Open on August 18 found that wearing smart watches contributed to better physician health, including less burnout. The authors launched...
Aug. 26, 2025
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Copan Diagnostics announced the appointment of Dr. Hema Kapoor as Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs for the Americas, succeeding Dr. Susan Sharp, who will retire in September...
Aug. 25, 2025
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Now that CLIA has approved the Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS), what can the industry do to raise awareness of the importance of our profession at this level? ...
Aug. 25, 2025
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In July, MLO staff attended this year’s annual meeting for the Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) in Chicago. I would love to share some of ...
Aug. 25, 2025

Molecular

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Molecular Devices, LLC. unveiled a major upgrade to its CellXpress.ai Automated Cell Culture System. With the integration of rocking incubation, the system now supports the development...
Aug. 21, 2025
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NeoGenomics, Inc. announced the launch of NEO PanTracer LBx, a blood-based comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) test, expanding the company’s PanTracer portfolio. ...
Aug. 11, 2025
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Applied Biosystems MagMAX HMW DNA Kit, providing a streamlined manual and automated extraction workflow to enable the reproducible ...
Aug. 7, 2025
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The landscape of molecular diagnostics is undergoing a profound transformation, moving beyond incremental improvements in speed or precision to fundamentally reshape how testing...
July 28, 2025