Shara Roseneditorial@labpulse.comArtificial IntelligenceClinical diagnostics and the artificial intelligence boomWhile AI skeptics believe that nothing can replace human experience in the interpretation of test data, proponents of AI point to the many benefits that the technology -- in all its forms -- has brought to the diagnostics arena, including workplace efficiencies and improved diagnostics.March 22, 2020Swine FluAs COVID-19 crisis continues, other infectious diseases threatenAs of March 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) had reported more than 137,000 confirmed cases and over 6,600 deaths worldwide from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The diagnostics industry is rising to the challenge presented by the coronavirus pandemic, with test developers creating new assays to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection as lab operators ramp up throughput to meet skyrocketing demand.March 17, 2020Page 1 of 1Top StoriesAgreementBioMérieux subsidiary secures DoD contract for infectious disease testing systemBioFire Defense, a subsidiary of BioMérieux, has secured an order-dependent contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for a military-use version of its multiplex polymerase chain reaction infectious disease test system.SchizophreniaGenetic predisposition to smoking may drive schizophrenia heart disease risk: StudyFinancingHarbinger Health raises $140M in series B fundingMalariaStudy shows malaria drug resistance occurring in Horn of AfricaSponsor ContentLatest in at-home or lab-based STI testing