NewsEarly Analysis Finds Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Is 94.5 Percent EffectiveMiriam Bergeret, MSc | November 19, 2020 The vaccine trial reports 95 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with only 5 in the vaccinated group—a statistically significant result
TechnologyA Timeline of the CRISPR/Cas SystemMichelle Dotzert, PhD | November 11, 2020 From discovery and development to clinical applications
Dealing with Vitamin D Assay VariabilityRaeesa Gupte, PhD | September 4, 2020 Inconsistencies among vitamin D testing methods highlight the need for standardization across labs
Clinical Proteomics: Technical Advances and Emerging ApplicationsRaeesa Gupte, PhD | July 6, 2020 Advances in mass spectrometry and machine learning could revolutionize clinical diagnostics and drug development
InsightSARS-CoV-2: A Roadmap for TestingJulia Jenkins, PhD | April 20, 2020 Considerations for labs preparing to develop or run SARS-CoV-2 assays
Thought LeadershipSafety Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Acquired InfectionKaren L. Stiles, MT(ASCP) , Susanne Peters, MT(ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Management Association | April 1, 2020 Diagnostic laboratories must improve their level of safety to protect laboratorians from infection
InsightPCR-Based Methods Lead COVID-19 Diagnostic EffortsRaeesa Gupte, PhD | March 2, 2020 Diagnostic tests for COVID-19 have evolved rapidly since the earliest cases
Q&ATime to Transition to Clinical Lab 2.0Erica Tennenhouse, PhD | February 25, 2020 Clinical Lab 2.0 is a movement that provokes the lab industry to view itself through a new value lens aligned with the forces driving the future of value-based health care
InsightPrenatal Diagnosis of TORCH PathogensSuzanne Leech, PhD | February 24, 2020 Detection can involve combinations of ultrasound examination, maternal blood serology, amniocentesis, and PCR analysis
NewsCancer Mutations Occur Decades before DiagnosisEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory | February 6, 2020 Cancer occurs as part of a lifelong process in which our genome changes over time
NewsA Novel Indicator of Influenza Immunity | June 4, 2019 Findings could lead to the development of universal influenza vaccines
Q&AThe Promise of CRISPR-Based DiagnosticsLaura M. Bolt, PhD | May 31, 2019 A conversation with Janice Chen, PhD, the co-founder and chief research officer of Mammoth Biosciences
NewsNew Method Opens Unexplored Realms for Liquid BiopsiesMichigan Medicine - University of Michigan | May 3, 2019 A new approach reveals thousands of previously inaccessible RNA fragments in blood plasma that might serve as disease- and organ-specific biomarkers
NewsThe Promises and Pitfalls of Machine Learning in MedicineHarvard Medical School | April 4, 2019 If done right, artificial intelligence could reduce systemic glitches and errors in the decision-making of individual clinicians
InsightHow to Detect Drug Test CheatsRaeesa Gupte, PhD | March 12, 2019 As drug test adulteration becomes more sophisticated, so do detection methods
InsightInfluenza Diagnostic Methods: RT-PCR vs. RIDTsSuzanne Leech, PhD | February 19, 2019 RT-PCR is considered the gold standard, but certain situations may call for the use of RIDTs
InsightHow Accurate is POC Glucose Testing?Oreoluwa Ogunyemi, MD | February 5, 2019 More than half of commercially available glucometers do not meet recommended accuracy guidelines
NewsWhole-Exome Sequencing Can Help Determine Causes of Fetal AnomaliesColumbia University Irving Medical Center | February 1, 2019 In prenatal testing, genomics sometimes sees what genetic tests can’t
Thought LeadershipA Growing Need for Informatics Tools in Clinical DiagnosticsRajeev Sehgal, MBA | January 16, 2019 Streamlined informatics approaches are becoming essential in ever-expanding lab networks
NewsCancer Mortality Milestone: 25 Years of Continuous DeclineAmerican Cancer Society | January 8, 2019 Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen