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Beyond Blood Sugar: Diabetes Monitoring in the Clinical Lab

November 17, 2017

Did you know that 1 in 11 Americans today has diabetes? Despite its prevalence, diabetes is an invisible disease. It affects men and women, people young and old, and people of all races, shapes and sizes. Often...

Dr. Daly Discusses…CK-MB usage

John Daly, MD

November 16, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss the usage of CK-MB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oa3RCOvpco...

Direct To Consumer Laboratory Testing Survey

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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...

Another Update on Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.

September 11, 2017

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We have blogged previously about the ongoing debate regarding the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy (here and here). In brief, there was a study published in 1999 that demonstrated that 7-9 ...

What is Oncofertility?

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.

August 14, 2017

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Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) we heard an impressive presentation by Dr. Teresa Woodruff PhD on “Oncofertility.” Although the topic is a bit removed ...

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...

It matters to me because its very important to know your conditions.

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2019-10-07T21:08:38-04:00

It matters to me because its very important to know your conditions.

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Helped doctor save my life when I had a heart attack @ 47 years old.

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2019-10-07T21:39:46-04:00

Aj Salinasvia Facebook

Helped doctor save my life when I had a heart attack @ 47 years old.

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Without us to run all these tests on patients, the doctors would never know how to cure them. Especially in...

Jean Morin, MLT(ASCP)Racine,WI

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2019-10-07T21:46:37-04:00

Jean Morin, MLT(ASCP)Racine,WI

Without us to run all these tests on patients, the doctors would never know how to cure them. Especially in microbiology, you need a tech that can think outside the box a lot of the time. A Sherlock Holmes.

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Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to...

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

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2019-10-07T21:09:09-04:00

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to ensure the best outcome we can. Our patients become our families in need.

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Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

Angela BWisconsin

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2019-10-07T21:40:07-04:00

Angela BWisconsin

Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

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