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Laboratory tests are not perfect. I hope this does not come to a surprise to anyone. In a perfect world, a lab test would always identify individuals with a specific condition from those who don’t have that...

Clinical laboratories large and small are experiencing increased scrutiny from the federal government, states and private insurers.  This focus has developed because payers have identified several areas in...

Thyroid hormones play an important role in glucose metabolism and homeostasis. They regulate hepatic gluconeogenesis, intestinal absorption of glucose, and glucose uptake in peripheral tissue. In addition,...

Rabies is a disease caused by an RNA virus transmitted from infected carnivores and bats.  While the incidence and epidemiology have changed in the US over the past 75 years, occasional human cases still...

According to the March of Dimes, preterm birth occurs in approximately 10% of U.S. pregnancies. Until recently, cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) was the only FDA-approved test for predicting preterm...

“All health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics.”...

Candida auris is an emerging fungus which CDC has indicated presents a potential global threat.  Candida auris was originally identified in Japan in 2009 and in the ensuing 8 years has been identified in...

Laboratories are constantly seeking to improve their services for the benefit of their patients, but are usually under significant budgetary constraints. Sometimes all that is required to improve patient...

The article below was written by, Todd and Gabby Stigall and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract April 22-28, 2018 is Medical...

In this presentation Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA,focuses on the use of the laboratory analysis of BNP and N-Terminal Pro-BNP in the work-up of cardiac failure and its distinction from...