FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued its final rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), the agency said Monday.
LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) designed, manufactured, and used within a single clinical laboratory. They can... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
More Medical Lab Tests Will Soon Face Federal Scrutiny, FDA Says
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 -- Laboratory tests used by millions of Americans are soon to be classified as medical devices, and as such be regulated by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday.The new rule does not apply to tests... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Does acute cannabidiol (CBD) use impair performance? A meta-analysis and comparison with placebo and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - Lo LA, Christiansen AL, Strickland JC, Pistawka CA, Eadie L, Vandrey R, MacCallum CA.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is widely used and believed to be non-intoxicating, lacking acute performance effects (e.g., non-impairing). However, a synthesis of data has not evaluated this. This meta-analysis synthesized data from controlled human laboratory studies... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The role of mood and arousal in the effect of background music on attentional state and performance during a sustained attention task - Kiss L, Linnell KJ.
Across two online experiments, this study explored the effect of preferred background music on attentional state and performance, as well as on mood and arousal, during a vigilance task. It extended recent laboratory findings-showing an increase in task-fo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Recurrent falls due to hypoglycemia: case of an IGF-2-producing fibrous tumor of the pleura - Guijt MC, Heineman DJ, Jonker JT.
This case report delineates the clinical presentation of a 77-year-old male who experienced falls and sustained a humerus fracture attributed to hypoglycemia. Despite the absence of insulin use and normal laboratory results for cortisol, TSH, blood count, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Association between levels of loneliness, laboratory measurements, and behavioral aspects in a primary care setting in Crete, Greece - Volkos P, Linardakis M, Stachteas P, Anastasiou F, Tatsioni A, Kampa M, Symvoulakis EK.
This paper examines potential associations of loneliness with laboratory data and specific psychosocial and behavioral attitudes. The sample collection took place in an urban Primary Health Care unit between May and July 2023, consecutively, and once exclu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
From Regulations to Innovations: Annual Executive War College Convenes in New Orleans
29th Conference Features Information on What Clinical Lab Leaders Need to Know About a ‘Perfect Storm’ of New Compliance Challenges There are signs that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to release the final rule on laboratory developed tests (LDTs)—perhaps even during the 29th annual Executive War College on Diagnostic, Clinical Laboratory, […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 29, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Gregg Andrews Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Operations Laboratory Resources Management & Operations Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Conferences artificial intelligence CDC Center for Laboratory Systems a Source Type: news
NASA ’s Next Deep Space Mission Won’t Use Artificial Intelligence
On Thursday, Decrypt Media visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA to meet with the Engineering team behind the Europa Clipper before its launch to Jupiter's Europa moon in October.#decryptmedia #nasa #pasadena #europaclipper #jupiter #europamoon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe that’s an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
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The results immediately raised concerns about the safety of the U.S.’ milk supply and the ri...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Pet Owner Sends Her Own Cheek Swab Samples to a Pet DNA Testing Laboratory and Gets a Report That She is Part Border Collie and Bulldog
In a follow-up story, investigative news team in Boston sends a reporter’s cheek swab sample to the same pet DNA testing lab: report states the reporter is part Malamute, Shar Pei, and Labrador Retriever One pet DNA testing company returned results from human cheek swabs showing two different people were in fact part dog. The […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 26, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine anatomic pathology Broad Institute clinical laboratory clinical pathology Dar Source Type: news
UCLA Grad Slam winner sheds light on cerebellum ’s role in autism
Key takeawaysThe annual Grad Slam competition challenges graduate students to briefly explain their research in a clear and accessible way in front of an audience of non-experts.This year ’s winner, neuroscience doctoral candidate Melis Çakar, spoke about how activity in a brain structure called the cerebellum correlates with over-responsivity to sensory stimuli in people with autism spectrum disorder.Çakar beat out 52 other competitors and won $5,000; she will now represent UCLA at the UC-wide Grad Slam competition on May 3.Imagine you ’re trying to catch a ball or tie your shoes. It is your cerebellum, a part of y...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 25, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
CMS: Announcement of the Re-Approval of AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies) as an Accreditation Organization Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) of receipt of an application from Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) for re-approval as an accreditation organization for clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) program for several specialty and subspecialty laboratories. CMS has re-approved AABB as an accreditation organization under CLIA and grants deeming authority for 6 years through April 25, 2030. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 25, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million
Laboratory service provider Labcorp said on Wednesday it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp's assets auctioned through a voluntary bankruptcy protection process, a few months after the genetic test maker filed for bankruptcy. Labcorp will acquire all of the bankrupt firm's assets on a going…#labcorp #softbank #invitaecorp #invitae #chapter11 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems Announces new KPI Report Dashboard for SurroundLab AR
Ready for a clear and comprehensive view into your critical business metrics? Discover the new cutting-edge Data Insights web report dashboard for SurroundLab AR. Explore the easy-to-use dashboard which includes industry standard Key Performance Indicators providing valuable insights into... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence in the Operating Room: Dutch Scientists Develop AI Application That Informs Surgical Decision Making during Cancer Surgery
Speedy DNA sequencing and on-the-spot digital imaging may change the future of anatomic pathology procedures during surgery Researchers at the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) at UMC Utrecht, a leading international university medical center in the Netherlands, have paired artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning with DNA sequencing to develop a diagnostic tool cancer surgeons […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 24, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Digital Pathology International Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing AI anatomic pathology artificial intelligence bioinformatics cancer surgery Center Source Type: news
