Diagnostics Pipeline: Cizzle Bio Introduces Test for Earlier Lung Cancer Detection
The CIZ1B biomarker blood-based assay has 95% sensitivity for detecting earliest stage of the cancer
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Ron Shinkman
Ron Shinkman is a veteran journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare business realm. He served as Los Angeles bureau chief of Modern Healthcare and also wrote for the Los Angeles and Orange County Business Journals.
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FDA Watch: OraSure’s Collection Device for Cobas STI Testing Receives Approval
At-home sample collections can be mailed to a clinical laboratory
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Dx Deals: Danaher Acquires StatLab in Deal Valued at More than $1 Billion
The company will fold into Leica Biosystems after the transaction closes at the end of this year
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Diagnostics Pipeline: Xella Health Launches Platform Focused on Women’s Medical Issues
The startup is trying to close the care gap between female and male patients
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Dx Deals: Labcorp Quietly Buys Tribal Diagnostics
Acquisition likely isn’t a full-blown push into Native American healthcare, consultant Larry Worden says
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FDA Watch: Zepto Life Technology Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for Blood-Based Mold Test
Its FungiFlex assay can make determining the cause of fungal infections vastly more accurate
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Diagnostics Pipeline: Expanded DPYD Test Anticipated to Make Chemotherapy Safer
Labcorp’s new genotyping test can identify gene variants that may make standard oncologic treatment deadly for some
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FDA Watch: Natera, Valar Labs Receive FDA Clearances for Bladder Cancer Tests
Natera’s assay focuses on the need for adjuvant therapy, while Valar’s test stratifies risk of recurrence
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Dx Deals: QuidelOrtho Closes LEX Diagnostics Acquisition
Deal could prove a boost to the company, which has struggled since 2023
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FDA Watch: New RAPID Coverage Pathway Would Enable Some Lab Tests to Pursue Clearance and Medicare Coverage Simultaneously
FDA-CMS collaboration aims to accelerate Medicare coverage determinations of certain medical devices
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