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
Low-Value, Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring is Common
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A substantial percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes may be inappropriately self-monitoring blood glucose, according to a research letter published…
Cytokines Could Predict Risk of Side Effects From Immunotherapy
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Blood-based cytokine markers may help identify cancer patients at greatest risk of developing side effects from immunotherapy treatment, according to…
New Broad All-Payor Kickback Law Impacting Laboratories, Commission-based Compensation and more
Most Oncologists Report Using Sequencing-Based Panels In Practice
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The majority of U.S. oncologists report using next-generation sequencing-based (NGS-based) tests to guide patient care, according to a study published…
Evidence Building for Use of Liquid Biopsy to Drive Treatment Decisions, Monitor Disease Activity
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Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Drug Efficacy with Schizophrenia
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Pre-Op Urine Screening Not Necessary
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Big Data Can Reshape Lab Reference Values in the Era of Personalized Medicine
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
As might be expected, there are substantial differences in "normal" laboratory values determined by healthy outpatients and critically ill patients in…
Panel Size Affects Accuracy of Tumor Mutational Burden Calculation
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
It has the makings of a Hollywood movie. Three recent college grads start a medical testing software company that uses a digital pathology platform, meet with success, and…
Sequencing-Based Panel May Improve Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
A genetic test panel can help patients avoid unnecessary diagnostic thyroid surgeries, according to a study published Nov. 8 in…