To empower patients to be informed partners with their healthcare providers, the US Department of Health and Human Services has issued new rules enabling patients and their designates to have direct access to the patient’s laboratory test reports.
Read MoreResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have analyzed results from 20 years of research on people with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome. Their report describes an easy-to-measure biomarker and strategies to improve treatment.
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The Alere i test can detect the influenza A and B virus in 15 minutes, preventing unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics due to misdiagnosis. The test is currently available in Europe and under FDA review in the United States.
Read MoreThe xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel from Luminex detects 11 common viral, bacterial, and parasitic causes of infectious gastroenteritis, delivering results within 5 hours.
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Lab adoption and applications for POC testing are continuing to expand.
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