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
Diagnostic Testing and Emerging Technologies
Keeps You Up-to-Date on New Diagnostic Tests, Testing Trends and Opportunities, and Emerging Test Technologies
Rethinking Lyme Disease Testing: A New Approach to Early Detection
New research marks a promising step toward rethinking how we identify and manage Lyme disease and related infections in the clinical lab
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
Expert Q&A: A Promising Future for Alzheimer’s Blood Tests
Alison Green, PhD, head of laboratory sciences at Scottish Brain Sciences, discusses recent developments in AD blood tests
Doing More with Less
A new capillary blood collection system, the BD MiniDraw™, can improve the testing experience for both labs and patients
Anatomy of a Fall
Examining what led to record low BB/TM ABPath certification examination pass rates in 2022
Lab Company Takes Rare Step to Promote Heart Disease Test
Publishing peer-reviewed studies to tout the economic benefits of medical devices is fairly commonplace, but rare for a laboratory company
MCED: A New Screening Paradigm?
Multicancer early detection tests—and their promise of comprehensive, minimally invasive screening—are catching the eye of labs and lawmakers
FDA’s Breakthrough Designation Now Includes Health Equity Provision
Though not expected to drastically change the program, new component gives device makers another way to strengthen their submissions
Building a Home for Health Equity
The laboratory’s role in reaching underserved patient populations: an interview with Richard Levenson, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Michele Mitchell
Bringing the Lab to the Patients
Actions clinical laboratories can take to better reach underserved communities, raise the lab’s profile, and increase health equity for all
Removing Racial Inequalities in Lab Referrals
Clinical laboratory professionals must consider how race affects test referrals and what they can do to combat existing inequities
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Beyond the Checklist
Working toward greater equity and access to careers in the clinical lab
