British Health Authorities Criticize Medical Laboratory Tests for Consumers

May 6, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

It’s not just in the United States that Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) medical laboratory tests are coming under criticism, as reported in recent weeks by Dark Daily. Two prominent organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) have issued reports with serious criticisms of what are known as “Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) clinical laboratory tests in that country. Researchers identified the several ways that DIY test in the UK, often bought over-the-counter in pharmacies, could mislead or harm consumers. In our...

Medical Laboratory Tests for Consumers Under Investigation on Two Continents

Apr 27, 2011 | Laboratory Pathology, News From Dark Daily

Government agencies in both the United States and the United Kingdom look at direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) medical tests are under attack by multiple federal agencies here in the United States, even as authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) similarly question the potential of these genetic tests and molecular diagnostic assays to harm and/or mislead consumers. Of course, many pathologists and clinical laboratory managers here in the United States know that multiple...
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