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    Automation’s role in transforming lab diagnostics

    Christina Wichmann
    Oct. 28, 2024
    Why do labs need to embrace automation, and what should they consider before implementing it? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing shortages already posed significant challenges...
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    Careers

    Seventy-five years beside the microscope

    William K. Dettwyler, MT, MLS
    Oct. 28, 2024
    This is the story of my life as a lab tech, from a boy leaving the farm, to working in a clinical laboratory. I was born in 1933, so I am now 91 years old. I still remember going...
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    MDX

    MLO releases findings of 2024 SOI survey on MDx

    Kara Nadeau
    Oct. 28, 2024
    More quality assurance measures enacted, greater concerns over LDT access, fewer supply chain issues reported among medical laboratory professionals
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    Diagnostics

    It’s personal: the evolution of respiratory diagnostics

    Alesia McKeown, PhD
    Oct. 28, 2024
    Could a streamlined diagnostic algorithm for respiratory testing help you improve your workflow and do more for your patients? It did for Vanderbilt Health.

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    LIS

    State of the 2024 LIS market

    Erin Brady
    Oct. 28, 2024
    MLO’s annual LIS Buyer’s Guide showcases different LIS products from a variety of vendors. This year, MLO decided to expand its annual LIS guide and add lab data products from...
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    Diagnostics

    Sepsis: Definition, diagnosis, and management

    Rajasri Chandra, MS, MBA
    Oct. 28, 2024
    Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory reaction mainly caused by pathogen infection, which is often characterized by high fever, leukocytosis, and headache.1 Sepsis can lead to multiple...
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    Infectious Disease

    Transforming diagnostics in GI infections: The role of molecular testing

    David Allen, PharmD, BCIDP
    Oct. 28, 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. ...
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    Management

    Personnel changes

    Christina Wichmann
    Oct. 28, 2024
    On December 28, 2024, a number of new and revised CLIA regulations go into effect, including new definitions and updates to numerous personnel requirements. These revised regulations...