Innovators Develop Multi-Analyte Pulse Oximeters That Accurately Read Oxygen Levels in People with Darker Skin Pigmentation
Multiple studies have shown that people with darker skin pigmentation run a higher risk of being misdiagnosed and undertreated than patients with lighter skin due to inaccurate oxygen level readings Though pulse oximeters are not a standard clinical laboratory device, clinical laboratory scientists (aka, medical technologists) know of them and understand their function, particularly with […]
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City of Baltimore, University of Maryland Create Pilot Program to Train People to Work in Clinical Laboratories
Funded by the CDC, the program hopes to alleviate personnel shortages in Baltimore area clinical labs while also producing a knowledge base for lab managers nationwide Clinical laboratory managers struggling to fill vacant phlebotomy and accessioning positions will be interested to learn about a pilot program being conducted by the City of Baltimore and the […]
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Limit PSA Screening to Men With Symptoms Limit PSA Screening to Men With Symptoms
A new strategy that would limit screening for prostate cancer to men under 70 who are at risk or symptomatic would reduce the potential harm from overdiagnosis and overtreatment, an international panel recommends.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 18, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
British Junior Doctors Stage Four-Day Walkout Demanding Increased Pay and Better Working Conditions
More than 10,000 doctors walked out for the second time in two months, further burdening an already overwhelmed NHS On April 11, tens of thousands of junior doctors (similar to medical residents in the US) left their posts in British hospitals commencing a four-day walkout. The strike resulted in the cancellation of thousands of operations […]
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CDC Reports Two Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm CDC Reports Two Cases of Drug-Resistant Ringworm
In both cases, skin culture isolates first identified Trichophyton mentagrophytes, but further analysis at the New York State Department of Health ' s lab identified the isolates as T indotineae.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 16, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Fights Prison Sentence While Claiming She Was ‘Not Being Authentic’ with Public Image
Founder of now defunct clinical laboratory testing company was supposed to report to prison April 27, but a last-minute legal challenge has delayed that judge’s order Anatomic pathologists and clinical laboratory leaders who are following the continuing saga of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes may be interested to learn that the former CEO’s attorneys are making […]
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Samsung Medical Center Combines 5G with Digital Pathology to Speed Anatomic Pathologist ’s Readings of Frozen Sections, Cuts Test TAT in Half
HIMSS names SMC a ‘world leader’ in digital pathology and awards the South Korean Healthcare provider Stage 7 DIAM status Anatomic pathologists and clinical laboratory managers in hospitals know that during surgery, time is of the essence. While the patient is still on the surgical table, biopsies must be sent to the lab to […]
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Deep Sleep May Mitigate the Impact of Alzheimer's Pathology Deep Sleep May Mitigate the Impact of Alzheimer's Pathology
Deep sleep may help protect cognitive reserve, acting as a buffer against Alzheimer ' s disease pathology.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - May 11, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Can iloprost be used for treatment of cold weather injury at the point of wounding in a forward operating environment? A literature review - Lowe J, Warner M.
INTRODUCTION: Cold Weather Injury (CWI) represents a spectrum of pathology, the two main divisions being Freezing Cold Injury (FCI) and Non-Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI). Both are disabling conditions associated with microvascular and nerve injury often trea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
COLA Clinical Laboratory Workforce Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, Engages Stakeholders in Effort to Train More Medical Laboratory Scientists
Representatives from almost 50 different clinical laboratories, professional associations, and societies came together this week to align efforts to expand the supply and retention of qualified laboratory scientists FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Last week, representatives from a broad cross section of clinical laboratories, lab and pathology associations, public health laboratories, and lab regulatory bodies gathered specifically to […]
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ALK Gene Mutation, Protein Expression in Advanced Neuroblastoma ALK Gene Mutation, Protein Expression in Advanced Neuroblastoma
This study found ALK expression, which can be evaluated in cell blocks from FNAB samples, to be a promising prognostic and predictive marker in advanced neuroblastoma.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 10, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Deep Sleep and Alzheimer's Memory; Neurons Going Haywire; Parkinson's and the Gut
(MedPage Today) -- Non-REM sleep appeared to be a protective cognitive reserve factor, moderating the effect of high amyloid burden on memory function in people with Alzheimer's pathology. (BMC Medicine)
Early amyloid PET gave 40% of memory clinic... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
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Patient-specific PET imaging approach may improve Alzheimer's trials
Assessing brain tau pathology on PET scans over time on an individual rathe...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Head-to-head study evaluates Alzheimer's disease biomarkers (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Number of Unfilled Medical Residencies Increases in Alberta and Other Areas of Canada
Family medicine academic departments in Canada are dealing with a shortage of applicants qualified for their residency programs, mirroring the shortage of pathologists For the past decade, the number of medical residencies in Alberta Canada that went unfilled have increased each year. Now, just like in many parts of America, the province is experiencing severe […]
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An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory - Uren GA, Mentoor I, Prinsloo M, Dempers JJ, Verster J.
From a public health, medical and economic perspective, violence and trauma, especially firearm-related injuries, and fatalities, constitute a significant plight worldwide. Globally, more than 250 000 victims succumbed to gun-related injuries in 2019. The ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
