This Saturday is the 4th of July. It’s a time to go out, get some fresh air and enjoy a BBQ with friends. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual Independence Day survey of consumers, 64.4 percent of Americans are planning to either host a cookout, or attend one. The projected amount spent on Fourth […]
Blood that has been made in a laboratory will be tested by the NHS within two years. The new blood cells will be made in bulk from stem cells that normally circulate in the blood. Around 20 people will be given small quantities of the “lab-blood” as part of safety tests. NHS Blood and Transplant said it […]
Weak oversight is allowing lab failures to put patients at risk, article says. An investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel determined that many U.S. laboratories aren’t following basic protocols to ensure accurate test results, putting patient health at risk. Anywhere from 7 billion to 10 billion lab tests are conducted in the United States annually. Medical decisions are […]
The FDA cleared Nova Biomedical’s StatStrip Xpress Glucose Hospital Meter System for use throughout all hospital and all professional health care settings, including patients in the intensive care unit. StatStrip Glucose and StatStrip Xpress Glucose are now the only two hospital blood glucose meters to be cleared by the FDA for use with critically ill patients. Use […]
Rosetta Genomics has announced the commercial launch of OncoGxOne, Admera Health’s next-generation sequencing panel that detects genetic alterations implicated in cancer to provide clear, concise, and actionable clinical recommendations from a single test. Rosetta said OncoGxOne interrogates all types of genomic aberrations in 64 genes, specifically 56 related to cancer targeted therapy and eight related […]
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has introduced a handheld coagulation analyzer. The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer aims to deliver quick, reliable prothrombin time testing for point-of-care monitoring and management of oral anticoagulation therapy with warfarin. The analyzer was designed to meet the growing demand for fast and reliable PT/INR results in physician offices and walk-in clinics. It is […]
I’m sure we can all agree that drawing blood is not the most enjoyable thing in the world. A new DARPA-sponsored company would like to replace needles and make blood testing way more convenient. Tasso Inc., an affiliate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has just received a $3 million federal grant to continue developing a pingpong […]
A simple blood test could prove more accurate than mammograms by predicting breast cancer up to five years before it develops in the body, a major study has found. Scientists said the “truly amazing” method could predict the chance of developing the disease with accuracy levels of around 80%. This compares with mammograms, which are around 75% sensitive – and […]
Before the avian influenza outbreak killed hundreds of thousands of turkeys in Minnesota, one farm suspected the virus and one university lab confirmed the news. Since that first case four weeks ago, technicians at the Veterinary Diagnostics Lab at the University of Minnesota work double shifts and weekends testing about 100 samples a day for […]
The first blood test for early-stage osteoarthritis could soon be developed, say researchers who suggest the biomarker they have identified can detect the painful joint condition before bone damage occurs. The research, led by the University of Warwick in the UK, is published in the journal Scientific Reports. The authors found that testing for citrullinated proteins (CPs) in […]
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