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
FDA Recommends Pooled of Blood Testing for Zika Virus
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Early Lactate Tests Impactful, But Often Not Performed With Sepsis
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Early lactate measurements appear to improve results for patients with sepsis, but initial and repeat serum lactate levels are frequently not drawn in the recommended…
Single-Sample Confirmatory Test Ok for Diabetes Diagnosis
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Blood Cultures for Cellulitis Often Needlessly Ordered
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Despite existing recommendations, blood culture is overused in patients with suspected, uncomplicated cellulitis, according to a research letter published…
HCV Screening Rates Very Low Among Exposed Infants
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Home-Based Hospital Care Model Cuts Lab Utilization
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Men Undergo Hereditary Cancer Testing Less Frequently Than Women
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Current Testing Criteria Miss Breast Cancer Mutations
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Women who do not meet breast cancer genetic testing criteria have a similar number of cancer-associated mutations as women who do meet the criteria…
Genetic Risk Score Could Improve Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
A genetic risk score (GRS) may identify patients at highest risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published…
Methods for Reanalysis of Exome Sequencing Emerging
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