New Biomarker Helps Detect Kidney Fibrosis in Transplant Patients
Measuring vitronectin levels in urine offers a less invasive, accurate method to detect kidney fibrosis in transplant patients.
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Race-Neutral Testing Needed to Improve Access to Lung Transplants
In this latest study, the researchers found that “Compared to a race-neutral approach, a race-specific approach...which may have contributed to racially biased allocation of lung transplants.”
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Von Willebrand Factor Antigen Useful for Assessing Urgency of Liver Transplants
By integrating von Willebrand factor antigen into their planning model, researchers significantly increased the accuracy of predicting the probability of dying while on the waiting list for a liver transplant.
Beckman Coulter Updates Hematology Analyzer Recall
At FDA urging, Beckman Coulter has repeated its Class I recall letters for three hematology analyzers.
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February 2019 Product Spotlight: Equipment, Labware, and Consumables
Rack Reader Traces 2D-Coded Tubes Synchronized reader and software Optimized for rapid and...
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Hemostasis Analyzer Receives De Novo Marketing Authorization
The system leverages innovative ultrasound technology to provide rapid viscoelastic results in 15 minutes or less.
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FDA Approves Procleix Babesia Assay for Donor Screening
Assay enables screening for the presence of four clinically relevant species of the Babesia parasite in donated blood.
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Clinical Laboratory Connectivity
Adoption of the new standards for laboratory connectivity has broad benefits for all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
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Grifols Launches Scalable Blood Analyzer
The Erytra Eflexis analyzer performs pretransfusion compatibility testing, and can be used in combination with other Grifols blood typing solutions.
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FDA Approves DNA-Based Test to Determine Blood Compatibility
The molecular test is the first of its type approved to report genotypes as final results.
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The Laboratory’s Role in Delivering High-Value Care
Blood and test utilization management programs can improve patient care while reducing health system costs.
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FDA Approves Grifols ID CORE XT Test
The molecular red blood cell typing test offers the shortest time to reportable results for US hospitals, reference labs, and blood centers.
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Mayo Medical Laboratories, National Decision Support Co Offer Comprehensive Approach to Patient Blood Management
CareSelect Blood features 100 curated transfusion guidelines authored and maintained by the Mayo Clinic.
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Natera Announces New Clinical Utility Data and Issuance of CPT Code for NIPT in Twin Pregnancies
A noninvasive prenatal test for zygosity in twin pregnancies enables obstetricians to triage patients and avoid both overtreatment and undertreatment.
Read MoreResearch Demonstrates Parsortix Workflow for Culturing CTCs
The research developed an optimized workflow for the recovery and culturing of CTCs from a simple blood test to produce an effective ex vivo culture of an individual patient’s cancer cells.
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FDA Clears Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Middleware
The customizable middleware system centralizes laboratory operations and workflow across hospitals and networks, allowing blood banks and their data to be confidently managed through one central terminal.
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Quality Control Product Designed for Column Agglutination Technology
MQC-CAT from Hemo Bioscience includes both positive and negative red cells and sera.
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Capillary Blood Sampling
For point-of-care hemoglobin testing, good capillary blood sampling practices are vitally important.
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