Leah Sherwood[email protected]Health TopicsIs continual testing for COVID-19 realistic?In addition, continual surveillance that used saliva samples to test participants had lower study dropout rates when compared with other sample collection methods such as nasal swabs.January 4, 2022PAMACOVID-19 tests drove increase in Medicare spending in 2020The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that total Medicare Part B spending has increased each year for the past five years. COVID-19 tests accounted for approximately 19% of total Medicare Part B spending on lab tests, while utilization of non-COVID-19 tests as a group decreased 15.9% from 2019. Spending on lab tests other than for COVID-19 in 2020 was the lowest it had been in the past five years (no other year prior to the pandemic had a decrease).January 3, 2022InfectiousAI should assist clinicians during patient diagnostic journey"A new generation of AI is needed that considers the dynamism of the diagnostic process and answers the questions of where are the clinician and patient on the diagnostic pathway and what should be done next," wrote the authors, led by Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.January 2, 2022Health TopicsCOVID-19 plays central role in LabPulse's top 10 stories for 2021At the top of the list is a story on how unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to deliver diagnostic tests or essential medicines, especially in areas with high traffic or difficult-to-travel terrain. Drones are not yet a turnkey solution, but their utility in traversing challenging environments is being recognized as a way to transport everything from COVID-19 tests to blood products.December 29, 2021Pathology, histology90% is not good enough: How AI will reshape hemopathology"The real question ... is to what extent is AI and computer vision going to be able to either help us or maybe supplant us," said Dr. Scott Rodig, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital. Rodig chaired the session, which was titled "AI, Data Science, Computer Vision and the Hematology Laboratory of the Future."December 12, 2021Multiple MyelomaStudy recommends screening for adults at risk of multiple myeloma"We know that in cancers such as breast cancer and lung cancer screening, early detection and early intervention can make a difference in patient survival," senior author Dr. Irene Ghobrial of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston said in a statement. "We have shown for the first time that with highly sensitive screening techniques, it may eventually be possible to make a difference in the survival of people at elevated risk for multiple myeloma."December 10, 2021Pathology, histologyASH 2021: What technologies will disrupt hematology diagnostics?Changing how clinicians approach medicineDecember 10, 2021InfectiousBiden outlines strategy for COVID testing to get ahead of omicronDelivering remarks from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, Biden spoke on a number of issues ranging from vaccines to tests. He made several announcements on new COVID-19 testing measures and stressed that testing will be made accessible in both cost and availability to everyone in the U.S.December 1, 2021COVID-19Fauci, health agencies confirm PCR tests detect Omicron variantAppearing on CNBC with President Joe Biden on November 29, Dr. Anthony Fauci fielded a question from a reporter on COVID-19 screening in the U.S.November 29, 2021PCRFauci, health agencies confirm current PCR tests detect omicronAppearing on CNBC with President Joe Biden on November 29, Dr. Anthony Fauci fielded a question from a reporter on COVID-19 screening in the U.S.November 29, 2021Previous PagePage 4 of 8Next PageTop StoriesArtificial IntelligenceBacklog of unresolved medical diagnoses leads to new method for clinical exome reanalysisThe automated analysis improved the rate of accurate genetic diagnosis, doubling the number of solved cases as compared with benchmarked methods, across three distinct real-world cohorts, according to researchers.StockT2 Biosystems to sell $8M in stock in private placementFDA Warning LetterFDA issues warning for Cue Health COVID-19 testsEmerging TechnologyBiomarker extraction through ultrasound shows promise for cancer detectionSponsor ContentVisit our Molecular Diagnostics Community