FDA Approves Teal Wand as First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening
Teal Health, the company manufacturing and distributing the test, says thousands of women are already on a waiting list for the assay
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How to Better Harmonize Lab Test Results
Unharmonized and unstandardized test results can affect patient care. Here are steps that clinical labs can take to resolve this problem
Diagnostics Pipeline: FDA Approves Visby Medical’s Over-The-Counter Women’s Sexual Health Test
It’s the first PCR-based sexually transmitted infection test platform for at-home use
Pursuing the PFAS Problem
Tackling the challenges of “forever chemicals” in the diagnostics industry.
CDC Calls Continued Rise in Cases of STIs “Alarming”
Health inequities and disrupted STI testing and care during the pandemic continued to contribute to a rise in cases in 2021.
How Could Cheaper Genomic Sequencing Affect the Clinical Testing Industry?
Recently released NGS systems will be helpful to researchers but are unlikely to immediately impact diagnostics, expert says.
Expert Q&A: Recent Trends in the Clinical Lab
G2 Intelligence managing editor Rachel Muenz chats with lab leader Stephanie Whitehead about recent developments affecting clinical labs.
USPSTF Again Declines to Recommend Lipid Screening for Asymptomatic Children
The panel recently said there was still not enough evidence to properly assess the harms and benefits of such screening.
Early in Pandemic, HIV Testing Dropped Sharply, but Quickly Rebounded
A recent CDC report concludes that disruptions to HIV testing due to the COVID-19 pandemic compromised America’s ability to prevent the disease.
Huge Decline in Medicare Laboratory Testing Due to COVID-19
According to a recent OIG report, fewer Medicare Part B beneficiaries received lab tests during the first 10 months of the pandemic.
How the Use of MALDI-TOF MS Is Expanding in Clinical Diagnostics
Advances in MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry have significantly expanded its use in high-throughput diagnostic labs.
New Study Supports Accuracy of Diagnoses from Video Visits
Video telehealth during the early period of the COVID-19 quarantine was actually highly effective in providing accurate diagnoses, research shows.
Blood-Based Alzheimer’s Tests Are Here, but Not Ready for Widespread Use
While new FDA clearances of blood-based early detection tests for Alzheimer’s represent significant progress, limitations remain.
