Category: Clinical Chemistry

Clinical Chemistry

Nova Biomedical Corrects Glucose Meters Over Risk of Misassigned Patient Results

Screen retention errors can misassign patient glucose results in electronic records, leading to one reported injury and a planned software update.

Clinical Chemistry

FDA Clears New Heart Disease Risk Test for Clinical Labs

The assay measures lipoprotein(a) levels in molar units to improve cardiovascular risk assessment and standardization across laboratories.

Clinical Chemistry

Saladax Biomedical and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner on Global Distribution of Drug Monitoring Assays

The agreement aims to increase the availability of therapeutic drug monitoring tests for psychiatry and oncology patients using existing laboratory equipment.

Clinical Chemistry Analyzers

Managing Analyzer Downtime with Redundancy and Maintenance Strategies

As labs aim to minimize disruptions, they are increasingly investing in strategies focused on resilience and rapid recovery.

Clinical Chemistry Test Kits

BioPorto’s Acute Kidney Injury Test Now Available to US Labs Through Roche Partnership

The collaboration marks the first major commercial step to advance adoption of ProNephro AKI across US hospital institutions.

Blood Gas Analyzers

Blood Analysis System Enhanced Athlete Safety at Paris Olympic Games

Linxens and Siemens Healthineers helped implement a blood analysis system for use by medical teams during the Paris Olympic Games.

Electrolytes

Hemolysis in the NICU: Challenges, Consequences, and Advances in Detection

While the emergency department (ED) and ICU have a high rate of sample hemolysis, the NICU is vulnerable to this preanalytical error.

Osmometer

Advanced Instruments Unveils New Automated Osmolality Testing Solution

Advanced Instruments' freezing point osmometer aims to streamline osmolality testing workflows with automation and enhanced efficiency.