September/October 2024

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Product Focus - Diabetes

MLO Staff

Aug. 26, 2024

Linearity/calibration verification kit Linearity FD Special Diabetes (K899M-5) is intended to simulate human patient samples for use in determining linearity, calibration verification...

Careers

55 under 55

Aug. 26, 2024

Introducing the 2024 winners: Jamie Acero, MHA, CPP Manager, Point of Care Testing UPMC Clinical Lab James R. Adams, MSHS, MLS(ASCP) Regional Medical Laboratory...

Genetic Testing

Genetic disease testing

Bipin Chandra Dash, PhD

Aug. 26, 2024

Genetic diseases or disorders are caused due to abnormality or mutations in the genetic makeup. As of July 2024, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) listed 7,528 single...

Hematology

Dedicated laboratory automation for hemostasis testing

Anthony M. Barresi

Aug. 26, 2024

Now more than ever, laboratories are tasked with the combined aim of maximizing test volume and reliability, while minimizing turnaround time (TAT) and cost. Automation is an ...

Lab Safety

Every needlestick is one too many: Progress made and still to come for sharps injury prevention

Tammy Oppy, BS, MLS(ASCP)

Aug. 26, 2024

Needlestick injuries are not new to the world of healthcare. In the United States, awareness around prevention began gaining momentum in the early 1990s — more than 30 years...

More content from September/October 2024

Careers

MLO’s 2024 survey of laboratory professionals

Kara Nadeau

Aug. 26, 2024

The results of Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2024 annual survey of laboratory professionals reveal salaries have increased for most individuals surveyed (73%),...

Antibiotic Resistance

Facilitating antibiotic stewardship in the laboratory

Rajasri Chandra, MS, MBA

Aug. 26, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 30% of all antibiotics prescribed in the United States’ acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or ...

Automation

Preparing your lab’s automation infrastructure for the inclusion of digital pathology and AI

Lisa-Jean Clifford

Aug. 26, 2024

Incorporating digital pathology and AI solutions and workflows into your organization is an exciting opportunity to enhance your operational efficiency, positively impact your...

Analyzers

Immunoassay—Past innovations and future potential in diagnostic medicine

Michael Salvati, MS

Aug. 26, 2024

Immunoassays, biochemical tests used to detect the presence of an analyte—antibody or antigen—using labeled antibodies, are used to aid in the diagnosis of diseases...

Continuing Education

Rapid sequencing workflows deliver comprehensive respiratory pathogens results, faster

Anna Maria Niewiadomska

Aug. 26, 2024

To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. ...

Management

55th anniversary celebration

Christina Wichmann

Aug. 26, 2024

As you know, MLO is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. As the first magazine created for laboratorians, we are very proud of our history. This issue is the big celebratory...