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Direct To Consumer Laboratory Testing Survey

November 7, 2017

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Direct-to-consumer laboratory (DTC laboratory)testing permits consumers to order laboratory tests directly from a clinical laboratory without necessarily having to work with their healthcare provider. Currently...

WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN I GET A #FLU VACCINE?

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

October 10, 2017

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The article below was written by Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract Seasonal flu is a serious, highly contagious respira...

Zika Virus Testing in Pregnant Women: New CDC Recommendations

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.

October 2, 2017

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We have previously blogged about testing for Zika virus in pregnant women here and here. But testing recommendations continue to evolve. As a result of increasing knowledge about the Zi...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Tuberculosis

John Daly, MD

July 21, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA to discuss multi and extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis and the role of laboratories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fxLq2dYlE...

Improving Error Reporting in Healthcare

Brandy D. Gunsolus

July 11, 2017

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Brandy Gunsolus has witnessed diagnostic errors as a patient as well as a professional. A decade ago, she started experiencing headaches, a rash – and repeated miscarriages. She went to different specialists...

Reformation of the Payment and Care Delivery Environment to Improve the Diagnostic Process

Lezlee Koch, MT(ASCP)

June 19, 2017

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Setting the stage: 1 in 10 diagnoses are incorrect.1 Diagnostic error accounts for 40,000-80,000 US deaths annually – somewhere between breast cancer and diabetes.1 Chances are we will all experience...

Dr. Daly Discusses… Hand Hygiene

John Daly, MD

June 15, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA to discuss laboratory procedures for hand hygiene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHT1aFqbK1M...

The ABCs of Hepatitis

Jen MacCormack MLS (ASCP) CM

May 23, 2017

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May is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and the CDC is hoping to bring attention to the importance of medical screening for the most common forms of viral hepatitis: Hepatitis A (HAV), which is g...

Dr. Daly Discusses… Patient And Specimen Misidentification

John Daly, MD

May 10, 2017

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Dr. Daly Discussess Patient And Specimen Misidentification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BO0lFTyKOo...

Personalized Medicine: Understanding and Managing Metabolic Syndrome Through Molecular Diagnostics

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

May 9, 2017

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Introduction Metabolic syndrome is one of the world’s fastest growing health problems. It is a major risk factor for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including heart attack and stroke. ...

Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and...

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

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2019-10-07T21:06:21-04:00

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and clininician should continue to partner for the benefit of the patient

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You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

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2019-10-07T21:38:46-04:00

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

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Without us , doctors are just guessing

Terri DawPittsburgh, PA

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:45:21-04:00

Terri DawPittsburgh, PA

Without us , doctors are just guessing

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I am a Spanish Clinical Laboratory Technician and I think that our work matters because lab tests are an essential...

IsraelCuenca (Spain)

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2019-10-07T21:07:06-04:00

IsraelCuenca (Spain)

I am a Spanish Clinical Laboratory Technician and I think that our work matters because lab tests are an essential complimentary tool for doctors in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and monitoring of illness and health. Also our job contributes and collaborates in the research and new findings in the biomedical sciences. Medical practice and patient care is not possible nowadays without our daily work in the different areas of clinical and research laboratories.

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it saves and improves quality of life

@arriannariffvia Twitter

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2019-10-07T21:39:03-04:00

@arriannariffvia Twitter

it saves and improves quality of life

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