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New Zealand Clinical Laboratories to Undergo Health and Safety Checks after Workers Contract Typhoid, Others Exposed to Chemicals

This comes on top of months of strikes by NZ medical laboratory workers seeking fair pay and safe working conditions Te Whatu Ora (aka, Health New Zealand, the country’s publicly funded healthcare system) recently ordered health and safety checks at multiple clinical...

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BMJ Oncology Study Shows 79% Increase in Cancer among People under 50 Years of Age

Findings suggest new medical guidelines may be needed to determine when to perform clinical laboratory cancer screenings on people under 50 From 1990-2019, new diagnoses of early-onset cancer in individuals under 50 years of age increased by 79%, according to a...

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New Federal Rules on Sepsis Treatment Could Cost Hospitals Millions of Dollars in Medicare Reimbursements

Some hospital organizations are pushing back, stating that the new regulations are ‘too rigid’ and interfere with doctors’ treatment of patients In August, the Biden administration finalized provisions for hospitals to meet specific treatment metrics for all patients...

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UK Study Claims AI Reading of CT Scans Almost Twice as Accurate at Grading Some Cancers as Clinical Laboratory Testing of Sarcoma Biopsies

Radiological method using AI algorithms to detect, locate, and identify cancer could negate the need for invasive, painful clinical laboratory testing of tissue biopsies Clinical laboratory testing of cancer biopsies has been the standard in oncology diagnosis for...

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Stanford Researchers Use Text and Images from Pathologists’ Twitter Accounts to Train New Pathology AI Model

Researchers intend their new AI image retrieval tool to help pathologists locate similar case images to reference for diagnostics, research, and education Researchers at Stanford University turned to an unusual source—the X social media platform (formerly known as...

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University of Gothenburg Study Findings Affirm Accuracy of Clinical Laboratory Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

Already-existing clinical laboratory blood test may be new standard for detecting Alzheimer’s biomarkers In Sweden, an independent study of an existing blood test for Alzheimer’s disease—called ALZpath—determined that this diagnostic assay appears to be “just as good...

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UCLA Researchers Discover Organisms in Semen Microbiome That Affect Sperm Motility and Male Fertility

Study findings could lead to new clinical laboratory testing biomarkers designed to assess for male infertility Clinical laboratories are increasingly performing tests that have as their biomarkers the DNA and enzymes found in human microbiota. And microbiologists and...

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Separate Reports Shed Light on Why CDC SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits Failed During Start of COVID-19 Pandemic

HHS Office of Inspector General was the latest to examine the quality control problems that led to distribution of inaccurate test to clinical laboratories nationwide Failure on the part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to produce accurate,...

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Australia Moves to Fully Eliminate Cervical Cancer by 2035, Especially in Underserved and Diverse Populations

By emphasizing HPV vaccinations while having clinical laboratories continue to perform Pap smears, Australia’s rate of cervical cancer has dropped notably There is currently a global push to completely eradicate cervical cancer and Australia is leading the way with...

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Rice University Researchers Are Developing an Implantable Cancer Therapeutic Device That May Reduce Cancer Deaths by Half

Immunotherapy device could also enable clinical laboratories to receive in vivo biomarker data wirelessly Researchers from Rice University in Houston and seven other states in the US are working on a new oncotherapy sense-and-respond implant that could dramatically...

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Scientists in Italy Develop Hierarchical Artificial Intelligence System to Analyze Bacterial Species in Culture Plates

New artificial intelligence model agrees with interpretations of human medical technologists and microbiologists with extraordinary accuracy Microbiology laboratories will be interested in news from Brescia University in Italy, where researchers reportedly have...

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University of Southern California Researchers Develop Vaccine That Boosts Immunity and Helps Patients Avoid Deadly Infections While in Hospitals

New vaccine could give clinical laboratories and antimicrobial stewardship programs the tool they need to dramatically reduce hospital-acquired infections Healthcare providers and clinical laboratories continue to struggle against hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)...

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Pathology Lab Shortages in New Zealand Are One Cause in Long Delays in Melanoma Diagnoses

Similar diagnostic delays due to clinical laboratory staff shortages are reported in other nations as well Critical pathology shortages are causing lengthy delays for clinical laboratory test results in New Zealand, according to a report that states some patients are...

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Experimental Low-Cost Blood Test Can Detect Multiple Cancers, Researchers Say

Test uses a new ultrasensitive immunoassay to detect a known clinical laboratory diagnostic protein biomarker for many common cancers Researchers from Mass General Brigham, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University’s Wyss Institute and other institutions...

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Federal Government Bans Elizabeth Holmes from Participating in Government Health Programs for 90 Years

Theranos founder and former CEO continues down the path she began by defrauding her investors and lying to clinical laboratory leaders about her technology’s capabilities In the latest from the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos scandal, the federal government has banned...

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University Hospitals Birmingham Claims Its New AI Model Detects Certain Skin Cancers with Nearly 100% Accuracy

But dermatologists and other cancer doctors still say AI is not ready to operate without oversight by clinical physicians Dermatopathologists and the anatomic pathology profession in general have a new example of how artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) ability to detect...

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IT Experts Demonstrate How AI and Computer Microphones Can Be Used to Figure Out Passwords and Break into Customer Accounts

Clinical laboratories and pathology groups should be on the alert to this new digital threat; telehealth sessions and video conferencing calls particularly vulnerable to acoustic AI attacks Banks may be the first to get hit by a new form of hacking because of all the...

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UK’s NHS Offers Blood Pressure Screening for Men in Barber Shops and Other Public Locations in an Effort to Reach Consumers Where They Live and Work

This pioneering innovation is consistent with the trend to bring medical services to places more convenient for consumers and was spurred by a study which showed men twice as likely to have heart attacks than women Patient-facing healthcare gets a boost with this...

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Minnesota Hospitals in Financial Crisis as State’s Healthcare Systems Record Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Losses

Nationwide, hospital losses are in the billions of dollars, which affects access to medical care including clinical laboratory testing Hospitals and health systems across the United States continue to report substantial financial losses. At some institutions, this...

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Debut of ixlayer on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Businesses for 2023 Indicates a Dynamic Clinical Laboratory Test ‘Middleman’ Sector

Growth of the middleman company is a sign of increased credibility and acceptance among its client organizations There’s a new category of player in the clinical laboratory testing industry. It is the “middleman” company. One high-profile example of a middleman...

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Group of Transparent Pharmacy Benefit Managers Form Transparency-Rx to Advocate for Clarity and Reform in Pricing of Prescription Drugs

Coalition is pushing for action among 43 pharmaceutical pricing bills currently before Congress Increased transparency that lets consumers see prices charged by hospitals, physicians, and clinical laboratories in advance of service is an important goal of healthcare...

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Orchid Health Announces Release of First Commercially-Available Whole Genome Sequencing Service for Certain Diseases in Preimplantation Embryos

Clinical laboratory managers should note that this company’s new diagnostic offering involving screening embryos for specific genetic conditions is not without controversy Is the world ready for whole genome sequencing (WGS) of preimplantation embryos to help couples...

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