New Research May Help Curb Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease Diagnosis, Treatment
Research shows that removing a race modifier from a formula used to diagnose kidney disease may lead to equitable care for Black patients.
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Rhabdo is Rare But Potentially Fatal. Here’s Why Fitness Experts Fear a Rise in Cases This Summer.
Rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo for short) is a sometimes fatal condition caused by overexertion that results in overtaxed muscle cells bursting and dying, releasing toxins into the body. Experts worry many people returning to the gym after a COVID-19 pandemic hiatus might push themselves too hard and wind up diagnosed with rhabdo, reports the Washington Post.
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Lab Community Alliance Targets Improved Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease
The National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the nation’s leading laboratories and clinical laboratory associations have announced a collaboration to remove barriers to testing for chronic kidney disease.
FDA Approves First-of-a-Kind Test to Detect Imminent Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has announced the availability of the NephroCheck test system, the first such test designed to help healthcare providers identify patients at risk of developing moderate or severe acute kidney injury within 12 hours of assessment.
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Recent Trends in Diabetes Diagnosis and Monitoring
With the prevalence of diabetes continuing on an upward trajectory both in the United States and overseas, healthcare professionals are continuing to search for more effective methods of preventing, detecting, and treating the disease.
Read MoreFDA Allows Marketing of First Noninvasive Test to Help Identify Cause of Certain Kidney Disease
FDA has granted market clearance for the first test that can help determine whether membranous glomerulonephritis is due to the body’s rejection of its own kidney tissue (autoimmune) or to another cause, such as infection.
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Debut of UTAK’s Quality Controls for Designer Drugs Spice, Bath Salts Coincides with Its 40th Anniversary
The company produces comprehensive third-party designer drug quality controls for use with any methodology, on any testing platform.
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Genetic Errors Identified in 12 Major Cancer Types
Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body.
Read MoreResearchers Discover New Cancer Cell Mechanism
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla, and colleagues at the University of South Florida have discovered a mechanism that explains how some cancer cells hijack a biological process to potentially activate cell growth and the survival of cancer gene expression.
Read MoreAACC Hosts High-Value Tests for High-Impact Diseases Webinar Series
Throughout 2012, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry will be exploring best laboratory practices for detecting and managing four high-prevalence disease states.
Read MoreAACC Offers 12 Webinars
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) will host 12 Webinars on high-value tests for high-impact diseases.
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Diabetes: Testing, Monitoring, Stemming the Rising Tide?
Testing options are growing with the proliferation of HbA1c.
Read MoreDaVita, Fresenius To Participate In Rockwell’s Iron-Replacement Studies
With the participation of the two largest US dialysis companies, Rockwell Medical will conduct two pivotal Phase 3 trials for Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate as a continuous iron-replacement therapeutic.
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A “Frist”-hand View of Health Care
Former US Senate majority leader Bill Frist, MD, sits down with CLP to discuss what personalized medicine will mean for labs.
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Digitalization, Automation, and Personalization
This month, CLP is publishing its first Tech Guide devoted to pathology systems, both traditional anatomic pathology systems as well as the emerging digital technologies. At present, digital pathology accounts for an estimated 1% of the
Read MoreHigh-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Early Atherosclerosis
Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries.
Read MoreInnovative Chronic Kidney Disease Program Launched
A National effort is underway to combat chronic kidney disease in North America by offering physicians patient-specific clinical guidance. The program corresponds to newly passed legislation aimed at combating the disease.
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Anti-Prostate Specific Antigen AVAILABLE CONCENTRATED AND AS A REAGENT BioGenex, San Ramon, Calif, polyclonal anti-Prostate Specific Antigen antibody is designed for the specific localization of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in fo
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