Medical Articles & News
In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay, a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories. The assay allows doctors to tell if an individual is currently infected with chikungunya, dengue, […]
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing may create unrealistic expectations for patients and a conundrum for physicians who largely feel unprepared to discuss test results, says a recent study. Using data from the Impact of Personal Genomics Study, a large, longitudinal study of actual users of 23andMe and Pathway Genomics DTC genetic tests, researchers described the characteristics and […]
Becton, Dickinson has obtained the CE mark in for a next-generation blood separation technology that is designed to enhance sample quality, improve laboratory efficiency, and reduce laboratory turnaround time. The BD Vacutainer Barricor tube is a single-use, plastic evacuated tube used to collect, separate, transport, and process venous blood specimens to obtain high-quality plasma for […]
The CAP‘s Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center has released an evidence-based guideline that aims to tackle the complexities of reporting findings from bone marrow specimens. Published in an early online release of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, “Bone Marrow Synoptic Reporting for Hematologic Neoplasms” provides evidence-based recommendations that help pathologists and laboratories consistently, […]
