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    Importance of awareness of elevated fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in HbA1c testing

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    Happy new year

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    Patient blood management can alleviate ongoing stresses of blood shortages

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    Peter Bach, MD, Chief Medical Officer of DELFI Diagnostics discusses blood test for lung cancer detection

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    How U.S. Army microbiologists and medical laboratory technicians contribute to civilian laboratories: Insights for hiring managers

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    Seventy-five years beside the microscope

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    Artificial intelligence in healthcare…Friend or foe?

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    FDA proposes draft guidance for the blood industry

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    This revised guidance is for organizations that collect blood.

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    OncoHost wins 2025 BIG Innovation Award for healthcare

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