As with any other aspect of public life, the philosophy and views of the individual occupying the White House ultimately impact the direction of healthcare and diagnostics in the U.S. However, when a … [Read more...]
Testing Strategy
The Biden Administration Initiates New Plan for National COVID-19 Testing
February 21, 2021
Testing Trends
Report Analyzes Federal Health Programs’ COVID-19 Testing Efforts in First Months of Pandemic
February 11, 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak caught the country and the world totally off guard. And even as the pandemic intensifies, the lessons from those first crucial months hold the key to managing not only … [Read more...]
Innovation
New Saliva-Based CRISPR Smartphone Assays May Fill Need for Mass and Rapid COVID-19 Testing
December 28, 2020
One of the few positive things to come out of this deadly global pandemic is how it has accelerated the pace of diagnostic innovation to hyperdrive levels. The latest example of this phenomenon is the … [Read more...]
Genetic Testing
New EMSO Guidelines Address Efficacy of Next Generation Sequencing for Different Cancer Types
November 2, 2020
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) recently issued guidelines on use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for various types of cancer as part of routine clinical practice. The … [Read more...]
Testing Strategy
Saliva and Oral Swabs Emerge as Scalable Alternative to Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 Testing
November 2, 2020
The standard method for detecting upper respiratory viruses is to perform tests on tissue sample from the back of the sinus cavity collected by inserting a long nasopharyngeal swab deep into the … [Read more...]
Genetic Tests
New Guidelines Advise Against Using Polygenetic Risk Scores for Routine Patient Management
September 22, 2020
New guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) advise against using polygenetic risk scores for routine patient management and update previous recommendations for assessing … [Read more...]
Testing Strategy
COVID-19 Retesting Should Be Pushed Back to 4 Weeks to Give Virus Ample Time to Shed
September 22, 2020
How long does it take a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 to finish shedding the virus? Coming up with the answer to this question to make scientifically sound decisions about not only the clinical … [Read more...]
Top of the News
CDC Withdraws Recommendation of Testing for Asymptomatic Individuals After Close Exposure to COVID-19
September 22, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised eyebrows on Aug. 28 when it revised its COVID-19 testing guidance to suggest that testing is not necessarily a must for asymptomatic … [Read more...]
Emerging Tests
New Initiative Seeks to Standardize SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests
September 22, 2020
When the pandemic began, antibody testing was looked to as the kind of ace in the hole that would not only resolve the COVID-19 testing shortage fast and for good but also pave the way for society to … [Read more...]
Emerging Tests
COVID-19 Antigen Tests Are Ready for Mass Utilization but Antigen Test Reporting Is Not
September 22, 2020
It will take something on the order of 200 million COVID-19 screening tests per month, as opposed to the 25 million being performed currently, to safely reopen the U.S., estimates a new report from … [Read more...]
