Medical Articles & News
Sysmex America has launched an educational section on its website that aims to provide information to laboratory professionals about the company’s Advanced Clinical Parameters, which are tests that provide additional information about the state of blood cells. ACPs expand the complete blood count laboratory test and aid in the detection of several hematological conditions. “The […]
Cynvenio Biosystems announced the availability of the Concordia cell-free DNA purification sample preparation upgrade for its multitemplate analysis LiquidBiopsy platform. When coupled with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing systems, Cynvenio’s workflow provides a comprehensive molecular characterization of tumor cell DNA for cancer research samples from a standard blood draw. The Concordia option, which consists […]
Oracle Health Sciences announced Oracle Healthcare Precision Medicine, software that connects genetic testing, report generation, and clinical care decision-making. Researchers and molecular pathologists face challenges in isolating clinically actionable information and creating individual diagnostic reports. Lack of traceability, scalability, data privacy/security, siloed tools, disparate terminologies, and varied workflows all contribute to their inability to collaborate […]
New research finds that the most commonly used test for tuberculosis fails to accurately diagnose TB in up to 50 percent of pregnant women who are HIV positive. “The World Health Organization and many governments endorse the TST [tuberculin skin test] because it is a cheap and ubiquitous test,” lead study author Jyoti Mathad, MD, […]
