​​Quest Introduces Specimen Self-Collection for Genital Tract Infection Testing
Quest Diagnostics' self-collection service for genital tract infection testing offers greater access to care at its patient service centers.
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New Spatial Biology Center Adopts Akoya Biosciences’ Solution for Disease Diagnostics
The Queensland Spatial Biology Centre is using the PhenoCycler-Fusion spatial biology platform to treat and diagnose debilitating diseases.
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Is an Artificial Pathologist Possible?
A team from the Max Planck Institute use artificial intelligence to evaluate surgical biopsy data, creating a kind of artificial pathologist.
Saliva Testing Shows Promise for Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
Research points to saliva testing as a potential alternative to blood sampling for patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression.
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Toxicology Testing: Addressing the Epidemic within the Pandemic
Timely toxicology testing remains vital to patient treatment, but the challenge is staying ahead of emerging illicit drugs.
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National Drug Impaired Driving Testing Recommendations Released
An update to the NSC-ADID recommendations for toxicology testing in impaired driving and motor vehicle fatalities has just been released.
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Salivary Protein Wiki May Transform Diagnostic Testing
To improve the development of new saliva-based diagnostic tests, the NIDCR has supported the development of the Human Salivary Proteome Wiki.
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CDC Updates Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, Testing Clinical Specimens for Covid-19
The CDC has updated its Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for COVID-19 with language clarifications.
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Spectrum Solutions Gets EUA for SDNA-1000 Saliva Collection Device
The self-contained saliva collection kit provides sample consistency while suspending and neutralizing viral RNA transcripts, completely inactivating the live covid-19 virus.
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Cancer Detection and Liquid Biopsy
Analysis of cell-free DNA in blood samples is revolutionizing cancer treatment and prognosis.
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Renal Cell Carcinoma Liquid Biopsy Trial Underway
The AUR87A trial will involve 16 hospitals across Europe and the United States, making it the largest-ever prospective multicenter study of a diagnostic for the detection of recurrence after surgery in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Read MorePersonal Genome Diagnostics and Eisai Collaborate to Develop a Comprehensive Solution for Liquid Biopsy Biomarker Discovery
The collaboration intends to create a kitted next-generation sequencing product that will enable researchers and biopharma companies to conduct biomarker discovery, using noninvasive blood samples collected from patients in clinical trials.
Read MorePulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Provides Position Statement on Use of Surgical Lung Biopsy for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation advises that surgical lung biopsy be considered only for patients who lack a confident clinical-radiographic diagnosis after the appropriate noninvasive evaluation.
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MolDx Issues LCD for Decipher Prostate Biopsy Genomic Test
The Medicare LCD provides coverage for the Decipher prostate biopsy genomic test for men with both favorable and unfavorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
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Nona Scientific Introduces Technology That Detects Synthetic Urine
Nona Scientific’s Synthetic Urine Detection test detects both synthetic and adulterated urine, including 18 classes of subversion and adulteration.
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New York State Approves Immunoblot Tests for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
The immunoblot tests represent a quantum leap in testing for tick-borne diseases, particularly for patients with Lyme-like symptoms.
Read MoreStudy Data Increase Understanding of Multiple Sclerosis Progression
In studies of primary progressive and relapsing multiple sclerosis, blood neurofilament light chain levels were significantly lower following treatment with Ocrevus.
Read MoreClearLight to Develop and Commercialize 3-D Tissue-Clearing Technology
ClearLight will combine the new Crystal technology with its Clarity automated lipid-clearing platform.
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