Are there particular ‘lessons learned’ you can share from your experience conducting accreditation surveys in different types of laboratories?In my experience, all laboratories...
Coagulation automationThe STA Workcell Max is a coagulation-specific automated line specifically designed for high-throughput laboratories using STA R Max systems. Coupled with...
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...
Despite advances in understanding and technology, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a major source of mortality across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
