As 2022 dawns, a world weary from battling SARS-CoV-2 faces a new variant of the virus: Omicron (B.1.1.529). The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control...
Severe COVID tied to high risk of death, mostly by other causes, within year Survivors of severe COVID-19 — especially those younger than 65 years — may be at more than twice ...
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The opioid crisis is a public health emergency in the United States and an emerging problem in other countries. In 2019, nearly 50,000 people in the United States died from opioid...
Keeping laboratory workers safe is a top priority and challenge for laboratory management. Implementation of a laboratory safety program, efficient laboratory design, and effective...
Body fluid cellular analysis is used by physicians to get substantial information regarding a patient’s medical conditions, including inflammatory diseases, infection, hemorrhage...
In a healthcare environment where clinicians and patients demand accurate diagnosis faster, laboratory professionals have turned to automated analyzer technology to replace time...
Product shelf life is an essential product performance requirement that, along with other design requirements, is used to determine the safety and efficacy of a clinical diagnostic...
Assays are at the core of any clinical laboratory operation. Indeed, more than 7 billion lab tests are performed in the United States each year, according to the American Clinical...
How did you become involved in the work of SunCoast Blood Centers? Sixteen years ago, I joined the SunCoast Blood Centers as director of donor services and recruitment, and three...
While vaccines and continued public health measures are helping to control the COVID-19 pandemic and move us into a new normal, a troubling new syndrome has emerged. In the spring...