Category: Diagnostic Technologies

Diagnostic Technologies

Blood Test Outperforms Ultrasound in Early Liver Cancer Detection, Study Finds

A multicenter clinical trial found the HelioLiver blood test detected early-stage liver cancer with 71.9% sensitivity, outperforming ultrasound’s 36.8%.

Diagnostic Technologies

Alzheimer’s Blood-Based Biomarker Testing Integrated into Clinical Workflows

Lucent Diagnostics and Tempus AI have partnered to integrate blood-based Alzheimer’s biomarker testing into clinical workflows, aiming to expand access and improve detection accuracy for neurologists.

Diagnostic Technologies

How Labs Are Driving the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Response

Laboratories are leveraging established diagnostic and surveillance tools to track the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with experts noting no evidence of widespread community transmission or efficient airborne spread.

Anatomic Pathology

HistoIndex Expands AI Liver Disease Diagnostic Access in Texas and California

HistoIndex has partnered with Houston Research Institute and Knowledge Research Center to expand access to AI-driven digital pathology for liver disease diagnostics in Texas and California.

Digital Pathology

Labcorp and Epic Expand Collaboration for Lab Test Ordering

Labcorp’s full test menu is now integrated into Epic’s Aura platform, streamlining lab test ordering and results for health systems and reducing IT complexity.

Clinical Chemistry

Routine Lab Tests May Help Identify Physical Effects of PTSD

Researchers at Mass General Brigham identified 16 routine lab markers, including cholesterol and glucose, linked to PTSD’s physical effects, suggesting standard tests could aid in assessing the disorder’s multi-organ impact.

Flow Cytometry

Biotium’s New Cell Barcoding Kit Allows Up to 15-Sample Multiplexing in a Single Flow Cytometry Tube

The ViaPlex 2-Color Cell Barcoding Kit uses two reactive fluorescent dyes to combine up to 15 distinct cell populations in one tube, reducing reagent use and run time.

Hematology & Serology

Automated Cytomegalovirus PCR Assay Receives IVDR Certification for Transplant Care

The test allows for simultaneous detection of multiple viruses on a sample-to-answer platform designed for immunocompromised patients.

Immunoassay

FDA Clears Revvity Total Testosterone Assay for Automated Testing

Revvity’s Immunodiagnostic Systems received FDA clearance for a total testosterone automated immunoassay, enabling direct measurement of testosterone markers and streamlining endocrine disorder testing on a single automated platform.

Mass Spectrometry

New Data Supports Multi-Omic Blood Test for Early Ovarian Cancer Detection

AOA Dx presented data at AACR 2026 supporting its AKRIVIS GD Test System, a multi-omic, blood-based assay for early ovarian cancer detection in symptomatic women, reporting an AUC of 0.92 in clinical controls.

Microbiology

Common Lyme Disease Tests Miss Majority of Early Cases, Study Finds

New research indicates that standard and modified two-tiered testing algorithms fail to detect infection in up to 78% of patients during the early stages of the disease.

Molecular Diagnostics

Foundation Medicine Expands Bristol Myers Squibb Deal to Develop MTAP Biomarker Test

Foundation Medicine and Bristol Myers Squibb have expanded their partnership to develop an NGS-based companion diagnostic for identifying homozygous MTAP deletions, supporting targeted therapy development in precision oncology.

Point-of-Care

Roche Receives FDA Clearance for Point-of-Care Bordetella Test

The cobas liat system delivers PCR results in 15 minutes, detecting and differentiating between three Bordetella pathogens including whooping cough.

Urinalysis & Toxicology

Rapid Urine Test Identifies Effective UTI Antibiotics in Under Six Hours

A rapid urine test identified effective UTI antibiotics in an average of 5.85 hours, matching standard lab accuracy in a University of Reading study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.