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Poor oral care may affect the accuracy of COVID-19 tests
August 4, 2020 -- Failing to maintain good oral hygiene may result in clinically recovered COVID-19 patients continuing to test positive for the novel coronavirus for longer periods of time, according to a study published on July 24 in Special Care in Dentistry.
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August 4, 2020 -- Failing to maintain good oral hygiene may result in clinically recovered COVID-19 patients continuing to test positive for the novel coronavirus for longer periods of time, according to a study published on July 24 in Special Care in Dentistry.
Discuss Digital pathology woos new users, thrives in pandemic market
August 3, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic, while disrupting healthcare in general, also provides a selling point as many pathologists are now working from home, writes Bruce Carlson, publisher of market research firm Kalorama Information. The digital pathology market is expected to grow from $710 million in 2020 to $1.2 billion in 2025.
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August 3, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic, while disrupting healthcare in general, also provides a selling point as many pathologists are now working from home, writes Bruce Carlson, publisher of market research firm Kalorama Information. The digital pathology market is expected to grow from $710 million in 2020 to $1.2 billion in 2025.
Discuss Siemens revenue falls 7% in third quarter
August 3, 2020 -- Siemens Healthineers saw its revenue fall 7% in the company's third fiscal quarter due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company saw a single-digit sales decline in its Imaging business and a double-digit drop in its Diagnostics division.
August 3, 2020 -- Siemens Healthineers saw its revenue fall 7% in the company's third fiscal quarter due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company saw a single-digit sales decline in its Imaging business and a double-digit drop in its Diagnostics division.
NanoString launches readout technology for NGS
August 3, 2020 -- NanoString Technologies released Cancer Transcriptome Atlas, a new product based on the company's GeoMx digital spatial profiler platform that's optimized for readout on Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology.
August 3, 2020 -- NanoString Technologies released Cancer Transcriptome Atlas, a new product based on the company's GeoMx digital spatial profiler platform that's optimized for readout on Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology.
FDA clears EUA change for Applied DNA coronavirus test
August 3, 2020 -- Applied DNA Sciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) amendment for its Linea COVID-19 assay kit, a change that it says could boost throughput in labs.
August 3, 2020 -- Applied DNA Sciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) amendment for its Linea COVID-19 assay kit, a change that it says could boost throughput in labs.
Top 10 LabPulse stories for 1st half of 2020
July 31, 2020 -- It comes as no surprise that COVID-19 dominated the news for the first half of 2020, as evidenced in a list we compiled of the articles most viewed by LabPulse.com members.
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July 31, 2020 -- It comes as no surprise that COVID-19 dominated the news for the first half of 2020, as evidenced in a list we compiled of the articles most viewed by LabPulse.com members.
Discuss NIH invests almost $249M in 7 COVID-19 test technologies
July 31, 2020 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is touting the results of its "Shark Tank" approach to spurring development in COVID-19 testing technologies, with $248.7 million invested in a variety of different methods that promise rapid results.
July 31, 2020 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is touting the results of its "Shark Tank" approach to spurring development in COVID-19 testing technologies, with $248.7 million invested in a variety of different methods that promise rapid results.
COVID-19 spurs Q2 sales boom at Quidel
July 31, 2020 -- Quidel announced that revenue in its second quarter has skyrocketed due to sales of COVID-19 tests.
July 31, 2020 -- Quidel announced that revenue in its second quarter has skyrocketed due to sales of COVID-19 tests.
LabCorp to offer total COVID-19 antibody testing for free
July 31, 2020 -- LabCorp plans to offer total antibody testing at no charge through patients' doctors in support of increased blood plasma donations for use as a possible COVID-19 treatment.
July 31, 2020 -- LabCorp plans to offer total antibody testing at no charge through patients' doctors in support of increased blood plasma donations for use as a possible COVID-19 treatment.
Bio-Rad's Q2 revenue drops
July 31, 2020 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories reported that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted its revenue for the second quarter as well as for the first half of the year.
July 31, 2020 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories reported that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted its revenue for the second quarter as well as for the first half of the year.
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