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What is newborn screening (NBS)? Newborn screening (NBS) is a crucial public health program that tests infants shortly after birth for rare but serious genetic and metabolic disorders...
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant and growing public health challenge worldwide. Despite continued efforts to raise awareness and improve prevention, STI...
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As U.S. medical laboratories adapt to evolving challenges, both ongoing (e.g., staffing issues and cost pressures) and emerging, respondents to the 2025 MLO State of the Industry...
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Clinical laboratory leaders are often tasked with implementing change. Whether a simple process revision, or a more complicated initiative, these changes can quickly develop into...
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Laboratory professionals know that a clean workspace is a safe workspace. Disinfection practices are at the core of maintaining a contamination-free environment, ensuring compliance...
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In this issue, we are featuring the results of our State of the Industry Survey on Lab Management Best Practices. Thank you to all who responded to this survey. One of the primary...
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With a new predictive preeclampsia biomarker test, laboratories continue to play a critical role with clinicians in improving maternal and newborn mortality in the United States...
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What genetic education topics are you currently researching and/or teaching? This is an exciting time for cancer research. We are constantly seeing new findings and emerging therapies...

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As more and more healthcare decisions are based on laboratory-generated data, clinical lab teams are under constant pressure to do more with less. Tight budgets and limited staff...
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Medical laboratories stand at the nexus of most clinical decision making. From common respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) ailments to rare genetic and infectious diseases and...
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The U.S. maternal mortality rate has been rising over recent decades and is one of the highest among developed nations, with preeclampsia and hypertensive pregnancy disorders ...
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Quality control has long been one of the top priorities for clinical laboratory teams. From high-level checks to ensure the quality of lab-generated results to the specific control...
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What kind of attitude should a seasoned MT(ASCP) with an MBA take with a less experienced younger tech who I trained and who now feels she knows more than I do. I trained her,...

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There is no denying that data has become a driving force in healthcare. Thirty percent of the world’s data volume is generated by the healthcare industry with health data...

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Have you claimed your Lab Week FREE CE yet? Tomorrow is the last day. Check out MLO’s latest CE articles. April 2025: A total system for preventing laboratory errors, by...

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Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) unveiled its xGen Hybridization and Wash v3 Kit, a newly designed target enrichment solution. The user-friendly workflow enables next generation...
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Each month, MLO’s Editor in Chief, Christina Wichmann, interviews a lab leader. Meet five of our most recent lab innovators! May 2025: Dr. Petra Furu, General Manager...