Computer Security in the Lab
Computers in the laboratory are like indoor plumbing. There are very few of us around who can recall when there were NONE. But computer security, that is a very different subject. The first computer I used...
Know what is normal for you
I had been exhibiting speech and gait issues. I was stumbling when I walked, slurring my speech and having trouble remembering what I wanted to say. I went to my doctor, who ordered a series of tests, includi...
“What if…”
Our daughter, Rachel, has Epilepsy. For proper seizure control, her medications need to be at the proper levels. This can pose significant challenges, especially if other system-taxing, chemotherapeutic agents ...
The Lab Test Indicated Something was Very Wrong.
I was 20 years old and very green in my position as General Manager at the Village Twin movie theater, when I was invited to attend a managers’ meeting in Colorado. I didn’t know what to expect from this event...
The Laboratory Saves Lives Every Day
There is little doubt that the world of laboratory medicine, just as the larger world of healthcare, is rapidly changing. As so, laboratory and diagnostic medicine have seen increased attention on the national ...
The Laboratory Saves Lives Every Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMvdgEk2l8 There is little doubt that the world of laboratory medicine, just as the larger world of healthcare, is rapidly changing. As so, laboratory and diagnostic medicin...
The lab made a major difference in my care
Portia thought she was just having bad indigestion, but the laboratory was able to identify that Portia was having a mild heart attack.
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Negative can be good!
Alexia Hansen, Laboratory Manager from Minnesota, tells her personal story of how the laboratory gave her peace of mind while her twin boys were in the NICU after she suffered a placental abruption.
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“Lab Testing Matters Because It Saved My Husband’s Life”
Monica Cuthbert a Clinical Laboratory Scientist from California tells her personal story of why laboratory testing matters. While obtaining samples to test a new hematology analyzer, she discovered her husband’...
When the Lab is Part of the Healthcare Team, Lives are Saved.
I’ve worked in the lab profession for 37 years, but I’ll never forget July 22, 1995, a day my wife, Helen, and I had joyously anticipated. After having four boys, and 15 years after the birth of youngest who ar...