Category: Disease States

Disease States

MaximBio’s COVID-19 Antigen Home Test Gets Distribution Agreement

The ClearDetect COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (ClearDetect) which received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Disease States

Not Just Nurses: Medical Lab Pros in Short Supply Amid Omicron Surge

Staff shortages of medical laboratory professionals—an ongoing issue, despite the pandemic—is being exacerbated by booming cases of COVID infections.

Disease States

How COVID-19 Is Driving the Need for Lab Automation

Increased automation is needed more than ever to meet the ongoing demand for COVID-19 testing, particularly in small- and medium-size labs.

Cancer

Why Cervical Cancer Screening Rates are Declining

Rates of cervical cancer screenings have dropped in the U.S., with rates lowest among Asian and Hispanic women.

Infectious Diseases

Optimer Diagnostic Reagent Detects Omicron

Aptamer Group has demonstrated that its Optimer to the S1 subunit of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is able to detect the Omicron variant.

Womens Health

How Saliva Testing Makes Sense of Female Hormone Levels

Accurate measurement of female hormone levels involves establishing a standardized program of sample collection and verification that is cost effective.

Allergy & Autoimmune

Infant Milk Allergies May Be Over-Diagnosed

The findings suggest that following current guidelines may lead to over-diagnoses in infants by labeling normal infant symptoms as possible milk allergies.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Genomic Screening Can Identify Heart Disease Risks

Researchers have discovered that genomic screening can help identify patients who are at risk for heart disease associated with amyloidosis.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

Multi-Year Brain Study Aims to Diagnose, Prevent Neurological Diseases Early

Cleveland Clinic launched an in-depth study to better understand the cause of certain brain diseases, with the goal of pinpointing disease biomarkers early.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

FDA Breakthrough Devices Designation Application Filed for Saliva-Based Glucose Test

The FDA Program will provide Life Science Biosensor Diagnostics with a path toward regulatory approval for its non-invasive, real-time saliva glucose test.

Kidney Disease

Blood Metabolites Associated with Coffee Consumption May Affect Kidney Disease Risk

Metabolites in the blood whose levels are altered by coffee consumption and may contribute to risk of developing chronic kidney disease.

Respiratory Disease

Ellume’s New Tuberculosis Test Approved for Use in Low-Resource Countries

Tech to advance the control of tuberculosis in areas with limited infrastructure has been approved by the Global Fund's Expert Review Panel for Diagnostics.

Sepsis

Partnership Aims to Combat Hospital Sepsis Using Precision Diagnostics

Prenosis, Inc.is expanding its existing partnership with Roche Diagnostics that will to improve and expedite the clinical recognition of sepsis.