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Big Data Can Reshape Lab Reference Values in the Era of Personalized Medicine
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
As might be expected, there are substantial differences in "normal" laboratory values determined by healthy outpatients and critically ill patients in…
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FDA Enabling New Point-of-Care Tests for Ebola Outbreak, Flu Season
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Several recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions are bringing point-of-care (POC) infectious disease tests closer to…
6 Steps to Data-Driven Transformation
By Nir Kaldero bio
We're now well into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The First Industrial Revolution was about steam and railroads, the Second about electricity, and the…
One-Fourth of Myriad’s Variants of Unknown Significance Reclassified Over 10 Years
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Variant reclassification following hereditary cancer genetic testing is common, according to a study published by…
Multiplex, Point-of-Care Test for STIs Could Offer Public Health Benefits
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Point-of-care (POC) testing that could simultaneously identify multiple sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could be a valuable addition to…
Rapid Molecular Testing Saves Hospitals Time, Money Ruling Out TB
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Diagnostics Lagging for Tickborne Infections
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The incidence of tickborne infections is on the rise in the United States. Yet, prevention and management of these infections are…
With New FDA Input, Momentum for LDT Regulation Accelerating
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High-Sensitivity Troponin Test Rules Out Heart Attacks Faster
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Use of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test (hs-cTnT) may be able to more quickly determine whether emergency department patients are having…
