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...
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...
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...
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)...
A Dark Daily Extra! Overcoming the Common Challenges Facing Molecular Diagnostics Labs to Maximize Revenue
This is the second of a three-part series on revenue cycle management for molecular testing laboratories and pathology practices, produced in collaboration with XiFin, Inc. Second of a 3-part series, this article will detail what molecular diagnostics and pathology...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Research Consortium Identifies 188 New CRISPR Gene-Editing Systems, Some More Accurate than CRISPR
New gene-editing systems could provide markedly improved accuracy for DNA and RNA editing leading to new precision medicine tools and genetic therapies In what may turn out to be a significant development in genetic engineering, researchers from three institutions...
University of Chicago Study Determines Certain Gut Bacteria Can Help Prevent Food Allergies and Other Gastrointestinal Illnesses
With further research, clinical laboratories may soon be performing macrobiotic testing to measure certain bacterial levels in patients’ gut bacteria New insights from the University of Chicago (UChicago) into how human microbiota (aka, gut bacteria) play a role in...
Johns Hopkins Researchers Determine 795,000 Americans Harmed from Diagnostic Errors Annually
Clinical laboratories can play a critical role in helping doctors to order correct tests and interpret the results Nearly 800,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to diagnostic errors. That’s according to research conducted at Johns Hopkins...
A Dark Daily Extra!
This is the first of a three-part series on revenue cycle management for molecular testing laboratories and pathology practices, produced in collaboration with XiFin, Inc. Setting Your Organization Up for Success: Maximizing Revenue for Molecular Diagnostics and...
New American Gastroenterological Association Guidelines for Managing Crohn’s Disease Suggest More Clinical Laboratory Tests and Fewer Colonoscopies
As doctors become more familiar with using biomarkers to monitor Crohn’s disease, clinical laboratories may play a greater role in that process New evidence-based guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) that call for using specific...
American Heart Association Announces CKM Syndrome to Describe ‘Strong Connection’ between Multiple Diseases
Newly-defined Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) means physicians will be in close collaboration with clinical laboratories to make accurate diagnoses Based on newly-identified “strong connections” between cardiovascular disease (CVD, or heart disease),...
University of California San Francisco Study Finds Both High and Low Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Associated with Increased Dementia Risk
If validated, study findings may result in new biomarkers for clinical laboratory cholesterol tests and for diagnosing dementia Researchers continue to find new associations between biomarkers commonly tested by clinical laboratories and certain health conditions and...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Researchers Develop Method That Converts Aggressive Cancer Cells into Healthy Cells in Children
If further research confirms these findings, clinical laboratory identification of cancer cells could lead to new treatments for certain childhood cancers Can cancer cells be changed into normal healthy cells? According to molecular biologists at the Cold Spring...
In Canada, Shortage of Medical Laboratory Technologists and Radiology Technicians Continues to Delay Care
Insights learned from Canada’s experience may benefit clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups in the US as well Canada continues to face a severe shortage of skilled healthcare professionals, especially among medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) and...
Electronic Health Records Vendors Now Adding Generative AI to Their Products
One goal of these new functions is to streamline physician workflows. However, these new EHRs may interface differently with clinical laboratory information systems Artificial intelligence (AI) developers are making great contributions in clinical laboratory,...
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