A Closer Lab-Patient Connection
Patient access to data from the clinical lab is increasing. What does this mean for those generating it?
Diagnostic Testing and Emerging Technologies
Keeps You Up-to-Date on New Diagnostic Tests, Testing Trends and Opportunities, and Emerging Test Technologies
New and Improved: The Latest Research in Disease Screening
New ideas and innovations look beyond conventional screening options to facilitate improved disease diagnosis and patient outcomes
A Lasting Impact: COVID-19 and Cancer Screening
Several years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, labs are still dealing with the effects of missed and delayed screenings
Polygenic Risk Scores: A Cardiovascular Conundrum
Polygenic risk scores may offer new screening and risk stratification options for cardiovascular disease—but how valuable are they?
Lost Ground: Cancer Screening in the COVID-19 Era
A pandemic-related drop in cancer diagnoses could spell long-term trouble for patients and providers.
AI: With the Lab Every Step of the Way
Artificial intelligence models have a valuable role to play in each phase of the total testing process.
Profiling Pathogens for Public Health
Genomic epidemiology can provide insights into pathogen transmission and evolution—and facilitate better countermeasures against infectious disease.
The Diagnostics Pipeline: FDA Approves First Ever Fentanyl Test Strips for OTC Use
Approval for OTC use of a urine drug test that can be performed by non-CLIA facilities could help expand accessibility, expert says.
A 21st Century Response to the Cures Act
Patients’ unfettered access to complex test results can lead to confusion and distress—but generative AI can help.
Expert Q&A: What’s Next in Next-Generation Sequencing?
Crystal Girod, MSc, of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences discusses recent developments in NGS and their impact on clinical diagnostics.
FDA’s LDT Proposal Raises Questions About Clinical Validity
Debate is underway on whether current CLIA review of LDTs properly assesses a test’s likelihood to detect diseases.
Expert Q&A: Key Developments in AI and Digital Pathology
Juan Antonio Retamero, MD, shares his thoughts on recent trends in AI and digital pathology, and how they may progress.
The Diagnostics Pipeline: FDA Moves to Modernize 510(k) Process for New Lab Tests & Devices
The changes proposed in three new draft guidances aim to speed up the process and place less emphasis on older predicate products.
