YourBio Health Forms Advisory Board to Advance Capillary Blood Collection
The newly appointed scientific and medical experts will guide product development, research, regulatory planning, and commercialization.
Category: Specimen Collection & Handling
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Biological Age Can be Measured Using Saliva or Blood
A new study published in Aging introduces EpiAgePublic, a next-generation sequencing-based method that accurately estimates biological age.
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Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Provides Minimally Invasive Biopsy
Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge offers a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy using the Ion robotic platform.
Zymo Research’s Saliva Self-Collection & Transport Device Gets FDA Clearance
The FDA cleared Zymo Research’s DNA/RNA Shield SafeCollect Saliva Collection Kit for microbial nucleic acid storage and stabilization.Â
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YourBio’s Blood Collection Device Gets Expanded Regulatory Approval
YourBio Health received further regulatory approval for its TAP Micro Select blood collection device with certification for CE Marking.
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IBS Test Validated for Use with Finger Stick Whole Blood Collection Technology
The inFoods IBS test has been validated for use with finger stick blood samples simplifying collection and facilitating access to the test.
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At-Home Specimen Collection Offered Through New Partnership
The GetLabs/Sana collaboration will enable patients with a way to obtain laboratory testing through at-home specimen collection services.
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TAP Micro Select Secures FDA Medical Device Clearance
TAP Micro Select has received 510(k) Medical Device clearance from the FDA for producing capillary whole blood samples.Â
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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.
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Korean Researchers Develop Dried Blood Spot Certified Reference Materials for Newborn Screening
Researchers developed certified reference materials that can enhance the reliability of using dried blood spot testing for newborn screening.
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Drones May Be the Future of Transporting Lab Samples
Missing from the logistics discussion is how the healthcare industry will benefit, and, specifically, the transportation of lab samples.
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis Made Easy
Tuberculosis diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, but another way has been found to identify the disease.
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Babson, BD Partnership to Advance Diagnostic Blood Collection in New Care Settings
Babson Diagnostics and BD announced the expansion of a strategic partnership to move blood sample collection into new care settings.
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Implementing Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Testing in the Clinical Laboratory
Dried blood spot testing provides clinical labs an easy-to-collect, reliable, and cost-effective means to test for a variety of diseases.
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Akoya Biosciences Launches Single-Cell Spatial Biology System
Akoya Biosciences has announced the commercial availability of the PhenoCycler-Fusion system for high-speed imaging of whole slides.
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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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