In February, the Joint Commission announced that its survey standards would now include compliance with federal rules requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID...
Study identifies how Epstein-Barr virus triggers multiple sclerosis Scientists have long suspected, but failed to prove, a link between certain viral infections and the development...
For a printable version of the February CE Story and test go HERE or to take test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon...
The results of Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2022 annual salary survey of laboratory professionals indicate a drop in the average salary across all positions; however, some specific...
Laboratories conducting diagnostic testing, classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as non-waived, are required to be compliant with the 1988 regulations of ...
Diseases often originate in highly specific regions or cell types within the body. Why? Because healthy cells are not uniform: there are hundreds of different cell types that ...
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction, which is caused by the dysregulated host response to infection.1 It is a spectrum that starts from bacteremia, the presence of ...
Many lab managers are using data analytics to measure and manage operational and clinical performance. “We are basically a service line that provides data. We are absolutely buried...
The intestinal microbiota in the human large intestine is a highly specialized ecosystem that has evolved over millions of years. Here reside trillions of anaerobic bacteria comprising...
Vitamin D assay The LIAISON 25 OH Vitamin D TOTAL Assay is available on the compact fully automated benchtop LIAISON XS analyzer, bringing bone and mineral testing consolidation...