Beyond SARS-CoV-2 Testing As SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates rapidly rise, lab professionals expect a decline in testing to continue, which raises a new challenge: what will labs do with all the extra instruments they bought once test volume returns to pre-pandemic levels? Learn More
NPS Discovery and the Hunt for New Drugs of Abuse A new information sharing system funded by the Department of Justice aims to improve lab’s access to resources needed to rapidly scale up advanced diagnostic testing to better detect novel psychoactive substances and help patients. Learn More
Sample Delivery to the Clinical Lab: Neither Heat, Nor Snow, Nor Gravitational Force Timeliness and deliberate care in the delivery of patient samples are common characteristics required in providing accurate test results for patient care. A fundamental understanding of external and internal sample transport can equip the modern laboratorian in mitigating preanalytical error in this important area of the total testing process. Learn More
How Should Clinical Laboratories Manage Incoming Calls? David Shiembob, MBA, C(ASCP)CM, takes a look at what labs can do if they are being overwhelmed by calls from clinical staff who are checking on test orders. Learn More
Are You Wasting Money on Quality Control? Quality Control (QC) is used to protect patients from risk of harm from incorrect, or medically unreliable, results. A researcher dives into different QC processes and how effective they are at detecting errors. Learn More
AACC Calls for Funding Boost to National Center for Health Statistics AACC and other healthcare associations are calling on Congress to appropriate at least $200 million for the National Center for Health Statistics within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2022. Learn More
CARB-X Awards Companies With Over $3 Million to Further Research To advance detection and treatment of sepsis, Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, a global nonprofit dedicated to antibacterial research and development, is teaming up with Baebies to fund development of a rapid diagnostic platform for neonatal sepsis. Learn More
FDA Issues Pooling and Serial Testing Amendment for Certain SARS-CoV-2 Tests The Food and Drug Administration has established a pathway to make it easier for certain molecular SARS-CoV-2 tests with emergency use authorizations to gain additional authorization for use with pooled specimens from asymptomatic individuals as part of a serial testing program. Learn More
Making a Difference in the Health of Populations Worldwide As clinical laboratories continue to focus on adding value beyond individual test results, their role in improving the health of populations has become critically important. Whether detecting gestational diabetes early enough to prevent complications or using less invasive means of detecting colorectal cancer, laboratory testing is essential to population health. Learn More
Algorithm May Help Reduce Droplet Digital False Positives in Some Lung Cancer Patients According to research, a new data interpretation algorithm may make droplet digital PCR more sensitive and accurate in patients with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. Learn More