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Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Our Darkest Hour: Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Shannon Billings, Jennifer Patterson and Rodney Rohde Ph.D.
December 23, 2017
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The article below was written by,  Shannon Billings MS, MLS, (ASCP), Jennifer Patterson and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with...
Dr Daly Discusses...Quality Assessment

Dr. Daly Discusses… Quality Assessment

Matthew Spenny
December 21, 2017
Dr. Daly Discusses..., Featured, Home Page, Videos
Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss quality assessment, and give an example of how to set up an annual quality assessment using an annual quality assessment calendar. Click...
ATA guidelines

New Guidelines from the American Thyroid Association on Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.
December 4, 2017
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Early in 2017, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) issued new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid diseases during pregnancy and the postpartum.   This 74 page document covers everything...
CK-MB Usage

Dr. Daly Discusses…CK-MB Usage

Matthew Spenny
November 16, 2017
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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discusses CK-MB usage. Click the image below to connect with this informative video that runs less than 5...
DTC laboratory

Direct to Consumer Laboratory Testing Survey

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.
November 7, 2017
Featured, From the Bench, Home Page, The Pregnancy Lab
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Direct-to-consumer laboratory (DTC laboratory)testing permits consumers to order laboratory tests directly from a clinical laboratory without necessarily having to work with their healthcare provider....
Hepatitis C Virus

Dr. Daly Discusses…Hepatitis C Virus infection

Matthew Spenny
October 19, 2017
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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C Virus. Click the link below to connect with this informative video that...

What really happens when I get a #Flu vaccine?

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.
October 10, 2017
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The article below was written by Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract Seasonal flu is a serious, highly contagious...

Zika Virus Testing in Pregnant Women: New CDC Recommendations

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.
October 2, 2017
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We have previously blogged about testing for Zika virus in pregnant women here and here. But testing recommendations continue to evolve. As a result of increasing knowledge about the...

AntibioticResistance and HAIs: Elective Medical Procedures or not?

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.
August 9, 2017
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The article below was written by Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D, for LinkedIn and has been re-published here with permission. Last night I received my weekly phone call from my parents. My dad is a retired railroad...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Liquid Biopsy

John Daly, MD
July 20, 2017
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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss the use of a popular molecular technology called liquid biopsy in...
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Lab Testing Matters because…

In the big picture of medicine, lab results assists with the majority of medical decisions, but has least impact on health dollars.
Kym TuckerNashville, TN
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As aLab Personnel I believe with quality laboratory result we can provide the best answers for the hypothesis that are made during the diagnosis and provide a better chance for treatment and hence save lives
emanuel samkKilimanjaro, Tanzania
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Lab test results are an integral part of the medical diagnostic process!
Donna DaytonIndiana University
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It narrows down the doctors’ guess to the specific cause of illness
Martin koomeKenya
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I’m retired now,but working in the lab was a most rewarding occupation. I worked as a technologist for over fourth years and I wouldn’t change a thing I experienced in that time.
Walter HearinFlorida
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We as laboratory technicians can and do help the doctors identify the problem/problems that are going on with their patients. Laboratory results are very important in the diagnosis of MANY diseases, cancers and Etc.
Michelle M
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Without testing there is little to discuss with a physician other than symptoms, feelings, or best guesses. I can do that with my husband.
MBBRhode Island
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It is the eyes with which a doctor manage to follow a patient’s evolution of a disease.
Prof. A. K. MuddathirSudan
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I started out my carrier change studying to be a RN. BUT it was boring for the most part sitting for long hours typing in the relentless paperwork. Medical lab technicians jobs are always new and exciting. No two results are the same. You are a mini detective, lifesaver, mad scientist all in one. Doctors and nurses see one is ill from the outside, but we see deep into the tissue, blood, urine and body fluids to see what is causing the illness. To see the morphology of the cells, the bacteria gro…
Mary MillerOklahoma
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So so many reasons…. http://www.elsevier.com/connect/the-hidden-profession-that-saves-lives #lab4life #WeSaveLivesEveryday
Dr. Rodney E. RohdeTexas
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