Researchers estimate that more than 160,000 adverse patient events occur each year in the United States as a result of errors in identifying patient specimens used in laboratory...
If ever there were a stress test designed just to assess a clinical lab’s agility, flexibility and performance, the COVID-19 pandemic would meet the specifications perfectly. ...
Clinical laboratories have never been more important in the medical decision-making process. From novel therapies that can only be prescribed to patients with certain genetic ...
Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is not only the fifth most deadly cancer but also one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide.1 Therefore, it is imperative that we develop...
Supplies are precious commodities in the lab, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, conservation has become key, inspiring some labs to come up with creative ways to conserve their...
Clinical laboratory directors may be pathologists, other specialty physicians or doctoral level scientists with laboratory training, such as in clinical chemistry. In small, rural...
LumiraDx receives EUA for COVID-19 antibody testLumiraDX has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SARS-CoV-2 Ab ...
Mass spectrometry can help identify what things are made of, being able to identify small molecules metabolized in the body, which helps researchers with everything from drug ...
What was it like when the first patient from the Suncoast region tested positive for Covid-19? At the time of the Covid-19 onset in February and March of 2020, we were eagerly...
