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  • May 2023

    • May 2023

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    Careers

    Observations on leadership

    Christina Wichmann
    April 24, 2023
    Are there particular ‘lessons learned’ you can share from your experience conducting accreditation surveys in different types of laboratories?In my experience, all laboratories...
    Analyzers

    Product Focus- Coagulation Analyzers

    MLO Staff
    April 24, 2023
    Coagulation automationThe STA Workcell Max is a coagulation-specific automated line specifically designed for high-throughput laboratories using STA R Max systems. Coupled with...
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    MDX

    Recent MDx advances make congenital CMV testing more feasible

    Michelle Tabb, PhD
    April 24, 2023
    Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) could practically be a tale of two pathogens. Among healthy adults, CMV infections are quite common and largely asymptomatic. Indeed, by age 40, at...
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    Disease

    Novel and classical insights into Lp(a) concentration and the effects on various cardiovascular conditions

    Jason Armstrong
    April 24, 2023
    Despite advances in understanding and technology, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a major source of mortality across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates...
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    POCT

    New care settings and innovation will usher diagnostic testing into the future

    Brooke Story
    April 24, 2023
    The 1918 influenza pandemic went down in history as a plight of epic proportions, taking the lives of an estimated 675,000 people in the United States alone, according to the ...

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    Lab Safety

    Preventing cross contamination in an infectious disease testing laboratory

    Rajasri Chandra, MS, MBA
    April 24, 2023
    In the context of an infectious disease testing laboratory, cross contamination can be defined as an accidental introduction of an extraneous material into the specimen or laboratory...
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    Careers

    MLO’s 2023 salary survey of laboratory professionals

    Christina Wichmann
    April 24, 2023
    The results of Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2023 annual salary survey of laboratory professionals indicated that the average salary has increased, most are satisfied with their...
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    Assays

    Cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants — history and relevance in allergy diagnostics

    Friedrich Altmann, Dr. nat. techn.
    April 24, 2023
    The story of cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) is a fascinating journey that spans over 30 years of research and takes us on a global adventure. Historically, CCDs...
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    Continuing Education

    Laboratory quality – a comprehensive look

    Nancy Ross MS, MT(ASCP)cmp, CQIA (ASQ), CLC (AMT), CQM/OE (ASQ)
    April 24, 2023
    For a printable version of the May CE Story and test go HERE or to take test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon ...
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    Management

    Clinical or medical? Technologist or scientist?

    Christina Wichmann
    April 24, 2023
    Writing this year’s Salary Survey allowed me to dive a little deeper into the world of the medical laboratory professional. The information gathered from the survey (article on...
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