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Specimens collected from oncology patients using BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ Push Button system with a 25G needle had significantly lower plasma hemoglobin values versus a 23G ...
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Diagnostics

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The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) announced the publication of new best practice recommendations for improving how complex molecular profiling information is presented...
Oct. 9, 2025
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced a new laboratory developed test for post-transplant biopsy assessment designed to improve the detection of lung transplant rejection and...
Oct. 8, 2025
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1. How could workforce shortages and increasing diagnostic complexity accelerate the adoption of AI-driven digital pathology in clinical labs? The pathology field, particularly...
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Labcorp announced a collaboration with Roche to implement the company's FDA-cleared VENTANA DP 600 and DP 200 slide scanners. The investment enables pathologists to diagnose patients...
Oct. 2, 2025

Disease

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In an attempt to boost antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded their Global Antimicrobial Resistance and...
Oct. 9, 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they revised their adult and child immunization schedules. The updates were suggested by the Advisory Committee...
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Updates to the approach pathologists use to classify myelodysplastic neoplasm (MDS), formally known as myelodysplastic syndrome, are expected to improve treatment decision-making...
Oct. 8, 2025
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A recent analysis of the ReCODE Program shows that cognitive impairment patients who undergo the protocol experience relief from both cognitive impairment and depression, according...
Oct. 7, 2025

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A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum analyzed where the United States gets their antibiotics from. The findings are summarized in a CIDRAP article written by Chris Dall...
Oct. 10, 2025
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In 2024, the global laboratory equipment market was valued at USD 22.7 billion and is forecast to grow from USD 23.9 billion in 2025 to USD 39.8 billion by 2034, reflecting...
Oct. 9, 2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the sixth edition of their tobacco report, titled “WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–...
Oct. 8, 2025
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that Anthony Letai, MD, Ph.D., was sworn in on September 29 to be the director of NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
Oct. 7, 2025

Molecular

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Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Alt-R HDR Enhancer Protein, a newly developed solution designed to facilitate an up to two-fold increase in HDR efficiency...
Oct. 10, 2025
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N4 Pharma announced further details of its collaboration with SRI on the targeted delivery of RNA into cells using Nuvec. Following detailed additional analysis, the resulting...
Oct. 10, 2025
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Hologic, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Panther Fusion Gastrointestinal (GI) Bacterial and Expanded Bacterial...
Oct. 3, 2025
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Revvity, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Profluent, bringing together a range of its novel AI-engineered enzymes with Revvity’s established Pin-point...
Sept. 25, 2025