Laboratories stand ready if needed for monkeypox threat May 26, 2022 -- It remains to be seen whether the much-covered monkeypox scare will turn out to be a significant crisis, a moderate concern of the likes of Zika, or just a media story of exaggerated importance. Bruce Carlson of Kalorama Information offers a perspective.Read More
AACC lobbies against greater regulation of lab-developed tests May 26, 2022 -- The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) is urging Congress to not include a bill to mandate greater regulatory oversight of laboratory-developed tests as part of its omnibus U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee legislation.Read More
Seegene unveils strategy for $12 COVID-19 PCR tests May 26, 2022 -- South Korea-based molecular diagnostics company Seegene has unveiled a global initiative for preemptive and routine COVID-19 PCR testing that the company hopes will cost just $12 per test.Read More
Certific launches remote UTI testing platform May 26, 2022 -- Certific has launched a digital screening service for urinary tract infection (UTI) testing that guides patients through simple certified procedures.Read More
Sysmex Inostics launches AML panel May 25, 2022 -- Sysmex Inostics has launched a panel of tests to detect mutations of the three most prevalent genes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): IDH1, IDH2, and NPM1.Read More
Biomarker data improves CT lung cancer screening's bottom line May 24, 2022 -- The cost-effectiveness of low-dose computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening is improved by adding a plasma-based biomarker into the clinical evaluation, according to a study published May 24 in JAMA Network Open.Read More