Pandemics: Prediction, Prevention, and Response
Recent efforts to forecast the next infectious disease outbreak and steps labs can take to ensure they’re prepared.
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Sepsis: Diagnosis on a Deadline
New molecular tests and diagnostic support technologies can help labs detect sepsis earlier, faster, and with greater accuracy
CDC Releases Recommendations to Address Rising Syphilis Cases
Key updates from the CDC’s new lab recommendations for syphilis testing.
Reanalyzing Exome Data Increases Understanding of Variant-Disease Associations
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Reanalysis of clinical exome data at a two- to three-year interval could result in an incremental 10 percent diagnostic yield…
Patients Prefer Web Access to Test Results
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Patients increasingly prefer to receive laboratory test results via password-protected websites and portals, according to…
Mass Spec Receiving Broader Application
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Mass spectrometry (MS) is rapidly transitioning from specialized clinical testing—drugs of abuse confirmations, newborn screening, and steroid analysis—to being broadly applied throughout…
USPSTF Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Include Molecular Test
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) added molecular colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to its newly updated guidelines, but stopped short of…
