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
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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
Experts Discuss Opportunities and Challenges for NGS
Next-generation sequencing is reshaping how labs detect, understand, and manage disease
Serial CRP Results Predict Continued Risk Following Heart Attack
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Serial measurement of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels following acute coronary syndrome may help…
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ASCO Endorses CAP’s Practice Guidelines for HPV Testing in Head, Neck Cancers
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The American Society of Clinical Oncology endorsed the American Pathologists' practice guidelines for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in…
The Practice of Early Gestational Diabetes Screening Evaluated
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New Lab-Based, ER Protocol Cuts Invasive Procedures in Febrile Infants
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With Focus on Cost Cutting, Post-Op Labs Not Needed After Knee Replacement
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Laboratory Initiation of Cascade Genetic Testing Spurs Uptake
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
A laboratory-initiated, online effort to reach cancer patients' relatives coupled with discounted genetic tests can increase rates of cascade testing, according to…
Exome Sequencing Improves Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Prenatal diagnostics have evolved from conventional cytogenetic analysis to increasingly chromosomal microarray analysis, within the last…
Blood Markers Alone Okay For Surveillance With Some Pediatric Cancers
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Tumor markers alone may be adequate to monitor for relapse among children and teens with malignant germ cell tumors (MGCTs), according to a study published…