Rachel Muenz

Rachel Muenz is the managing editor of G2 Intelligence and was previously senior digital content editor at Lab Manager, a publication dedicated to teaching lab professionals the management skills they need to run their laboratories as effectively as possible. She has more than 10 years of experience as a writer, editor, and curator of both print and digital content, with the majority focused on laboratory topics. Rachel holds an honors bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Toronto and a diploma in journalism from Centennial College. Rachel regularly contributes news and insights to Today's Clinical Lab.

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The FDA's Final LDTs Rule Is Out—Now What?

Rachel Muenz

The Mayo Clinic’s Shannon Bennett shares his initial thoughts on the rule and what clinical labs will need to do

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Theranos COO Gets 13 Years behind Bars for Fraud Scheme

Rachel Muenz

Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced to 155 months in prison for his role in the Theranos blood testing scandal

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Burned Out in an Understaffed Lab? This Survey Says You’re Not Alone

Rachel Muenz

A recent survey of medical lab staff shows that 73 percent work in understaffed labs, with many unhappy in their roles

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What Does the Roe v. Wade Ruling Mean for Prenatal Testing?

Rachel Muenz

Here’s how the recent Supreme Court ruling is likely to affect prenatal testing

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What Labs Need to Know About the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Rachel Muenz

A brief look at some of the proposed changes that will affect clinical labs

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What Is Needed to Ensure Telemedicine Is Truly Equitable?

Rachel Muenz

While studies have shown that telemedicine has improved access to care for some, roadblocks remain

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Those Who Seek to Harm Health Care Workers Could Face Extra Penalties

Rachel Muenz

A recently introduced bill aims to give health care workers better protection by imposing stiffer penalties on those who would do them harm

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NIPS More than 99 Percent Accurate in Detecting Common Genetic Abnormalities

Rachel Muenz

A recently-published review found that NIPS tests accurately detect common genetic conditions in general-risk pregnancies

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How Often Does Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis Occur?

Rachel Muenz

While overdiagnosis remains an issue, new research suggests it occurs far less often than previously believed

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Access to OTC COVID-19 Tests to Expand with Medicare Coverage this Spring

Rachel Muenz

Medicare recipients will soon be able to receive up to eight free rapid tests per month

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FDA Grants EUA for CRISPR-Based SARS-CoV-2 Assay

Rachel Muenz

The test aims to help CLIA labs boost testing capacity

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Future At-Home Testing Options Could Alter Diabetes Testing

Rachel Muenz

Important developments in CGM and HbA1c testing could mean better diagnosis and management of diabetes

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Diagnostic Preparedness for Pandemics

Rachel Muenz

What needs to be done to ensure labs have proper diagnostic tools for future outbreaks

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Priority COVID-19 Testing for Frontline Workers

Rachel Muenz

Teams from both the private and public sectors are working together to ensure health care workers and others can be diagnosed quickly

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Five-Minute COVID-19 Test Now Available

Rachel Muenz

Abbott gains emergency use authorization from the FDA for its point-of-care diagnostic test