With COVID-19 cases surging, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made history on Nov. 17 by granting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to an all-in-one COVID-19 diagnostic that allows people … [Read more...]
Lab Safety
“COVID captains” promote safety precautions
November 25, 2020
By Dan Scungio bio The year 2020 is roaring to a close, and COVID-19 is unfortunately still around. We have made changes to our lives at home, in public, and at work. Lab workers and other … [Read more...]
DTC
Research Supports Viability of Using Health Data from Consumer Wearables to Diagnose COVID-19
November 24, 2020
That Fitbit, smartwatch or other device that many of us wear around our wrist to count our steps, calories burned and other fitness metrics on a daily basis may prove to be an ideal tool for … [Read more...]
NPR Report
CDC Knowingly Sent Flawed COVID-19 Test Kits to Public Laboratories in Early Days of Crisis
November 24, 2020
Early missteps characterized the federal government’s initial efforts to ensure a supply of reliable COVID-19 diagnostic tests in response to the public health emergency. And now a new National Public … [Read more...]
COVID-19
CDC Knowingly Shipped Flawed COVID-19 Test Kits to Public Labs in Early Days of Crisis, Says Report
November 17, 2020
Early missteps characterized the federal government’s initial efforts to ensure a supply of reliable COVID-19 diagnostic tests in response to the public health emergency. And now a new National Public … [Read more...]
Public Health
Total Shipments of Molecular COVID-19 Tests Top 200 Million Mark
October 29, 2020
As of Oct. 16, total U.S. shipments of COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests have topped the 200 million mark, according to the AdvaMed COVID-19 Diagnostic Supply Registry (Registry). On average, … [Read more...]
COVID-19
Leading Lab Organizations Ask White House to Resolve COVID-19 Testing Supplies Shortages
October 19, 2020
COVID-19 lab testing supplies have been a bottleneck from the moment the public health emergency began. But what’s less well understood is that the supplies problems stem not just from the lack of … [Read more...]
