UCSF Researchers Discover Mutated Gene That Fights SARS-CoV-2 Even in Individuals with No Exposure to the Coronavirus
Findings may help clinical laboratories identify healthcare workers who could work on the front lines of the next pandemic without fear of serious infection University of California San Francisco researchers have discovered a gene mutation that enables some people’s immune system to recognize and respond to a COVID-19 infection despite having no prior exposure to […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 16, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
Researchers Use Ingestible Device to Non-Invasively Sample Human Gut Bacteria in a Development That Could Enable More Clinical Laboratory Testing of Microbiomes
Technology enables sampling of an individual’s microbiome over time to observe changes associated with different illnesses or different diets There is now a pill-sized device that can non-invasively collect and deliver a sample of gut bacteria taken directly from specific areas of a person’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. One benefit of this new technology is that […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 14, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Source Type: news
COVID-19 Test Sales Fall Nearly 90% at Abbott in Q2, a Clear Marker to Clinical Laboratories That the Pandemic Has Passed
Sales of SARS-CoV-2 tests at other IVD companies, including Roche Diagnostics and Danaher’s lab businesses also report declines in COVID-19 test revenue Clinical laboratory leaders and pathologists seeking a marker that the COVID-19 pandemic has passed may have it in the plunge in SARS-CoV-2 test revenue during the second quarter at Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 11, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Sales and Marketing Source Type: news
Genetic Testing of Wastewater Now Common in Detecting New Strains of COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases
Advances in genome sequencing give virologists and microbiologists new tools for tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants to their sources Wastewater surveillance has emerged as an essential tool in the detection and tracking of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus within communities. Though COVID-19 infections are decreasing in the United States—and clinical laboratories are performing fewer diagnostic tests for the disease—researchers […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 9, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Source Type: news
Stanford Genetic Researcher Discusses Value of Rapid Whole Human Genome Sequencing in Pursuit of a Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Genetic scientists show how rapid WGS is helping doctors determine best treatments for patients with life-threatening conditions Clinical laboratory scientists will recall that last year, Dark Daily covered how researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine had developed a method for performing rapid whole genomic sequencing (WGS) in as little as five hours. We predicted […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 7, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
Medical Laboratory Workers Again on Strike at Large Clinical Laboratory Company Locations around New Zealand
Strike may delay critical blood testing and cause postponement of many surgical procedures Medical technicians, phlebotomists, and clinical laboratory scientists in New Zealand are once again going on strike for fairer pay in various areas around the island nation. And their complaints mirror similar complaints by healthcare and clinical laboratory workers in the US. The […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 4, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
Australian Medical Laboratory Worker Who Allegedly Swapped Tissue Samples to Damage Co-Worker ’s Reputation Now ‘Banned for Life’ from Providing Health Services
Australian government rules lab employee’s rogue actions jeopardized patient care In an example of “if something can go wrong in the lab, it will,” a senior histology laboratory worker at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, has been banned for life from providing health services for allegedly swapping patient tissue samples in an attempt […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 2, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
Health Officials and Clinical Labs Gear Up to Deal with Another ‘ Tripledemic ’
In preparing to deal with outbreaks of three different respiratory viruses, measures include newly approved vaccines for RSV and reformulated COVID-19 shots Clinical laboratories are the frontline of testing for respiratory infections, and as such, were heavily involved in last winter’s so-called “tripledemic” of Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). According to a Kaiser […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 31, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
San Francisco International Airport First in the Nation to Test Wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
In partnership with the CDC, the collected samples will be sent to approved clinical laboratories for testing as a way to monitor for traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus Microbiologists and virologists engaged in tracing sources of viral infections will be interested to learn that the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in partnership with the Centers […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 28, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Source Type: news
Some Experts Predict That Nonprofit Healthcare Models Will Not Survive Healthcare ’s Transformation
As mergers and acquisitions of large-scale hospital systems continue, their clinical laboratories feel the pressure of deteriorating finances and ongoing staff shortages Eroding economics is often the major reason why a health system agrees to be acquired or merged. And, as we reported in “Hospital, Health System Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Clinical Laboratories,” these mergers […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 26, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Lab and Pathology Mergers, Acquisitions, Valuations Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Source Type: news
Broad Institute Study Finds Mother ’s Microbiome Influences Development of Baby’s Gut Bacteria During Pregnancy and After Birth
Research could lead to new microbiome assays that clinical laboratories could use to identify genetic and other health conditions in developing baby It would seem to be common sense, but now a study conducted by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard confirms that a pregnant mother’s microbiome has an effect on the development of […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 24, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
New, Cryptic COVID-19 Lineage Found in Ohio Wastewater by Molecular Virologist Tracking Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Microbiology team has tracked 37 unique strains of the coronavirus since they began researching lineages two years ago Microbiologists and clinical laboratory scientists will be interested to learn about the discovery of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, in wastewater sampled in Ohio. Virologist Marc Johnson PhD, a professor […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 21, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Source Type: news
Hospital, Health System Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Clinical Laboratories
Post-merger, a first goal is often to achieve cost savings by consolidating hospital laboratory testing into fewer medical laboratory sites Major integrated delivery network (IDN) healthcare systems continue to acquire other hospitals. These deals are getting larger in scope and confirm that the trend of hospital consolidation is robust and ongoing. They also present a […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 19, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Mergers and Acquisitions Laboratory News Source Type: news
Achieving Faster Sepsis Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: Early Experience with the Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) Marker and Acceptance by ED and ID Physicians
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Source: Dark Daily - July 17, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Amanda Curtis Tags: EWC Audio Sessions 8:30 AM Master Class Session Strand 13 Tuesday Source Type: news
Precision Medicine May Have a New Lung Cancer Treatment That Can Be Staged with an EGFR Test as a Companion Diagnostic
There’s evidence that a cancer drug can cut deaths from lung cancer by as much as 50% when pathology testing indicates the patient has the EGFR mutation Results from a decade-long clinical trial indicate that lung cancer patients with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation have significantly better survival rates when treated with the […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 17, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
