Cover of Clinical Lab Manager March 2021 issue
VOLUME 11 - ISSUE 1 | March 2021COVER STORY

Women's Health

New technologies are changing the diagnostic landscape for women

Insight

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Predicting and Preventing Preterm Preeclampsia

A shift from symptomatic diagnosis to screening promises to improve health outcomes
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The Last Mile: Challenges of Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines to Rural America

The ultracold storage needs of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine compounds the challenges inherent to vaccinating rural populations
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NIPT as a Potential Cancer Screening Tool in Pregnancy

A handful of studies have found that NIPT can detect unexplained aneuploidies in maternal blood samples not present in the fetus

Management

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Developing the Next Generation of Laboratory Leaders

Leadership training programs will help clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories prepare for the challenges ahead
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Spotlight on Standardization Programs for Blood Cholesterol Testing

Standardized cardiovascular disease biomarkers help physicians formulate and follow clinical practice guidelines

Technology

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COVID-19 and Sepsis: Risk-Stratifying Patients Based on Their Immune Response

Host-response diagnostics that “read” the immune response can help clinicians make better, faster treatment decisions
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New Technologies Reduce Variability in Breast Cancer Subtyping

Emerging technologies in breast cancer diagnostics aim to improve the accuracy of breast cancer subtyping
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CRISPR: The Future of Molecular Diagnostics?

CRISPR-Cas systems can improve the speed, sensitivity, and specificity of diagnostic tests, but are they ready for prime time?
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CRISPR-based Diagnostic Platforms

CRISPR-based diagnostics can offer quick and accurate nucleic acid testing for infectious and noninfectious diseases

Thought Leadership

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Advantages of Virtual Instructor-Led Instrument Training

The tell-show-do training model helps laboratory staff retain knowledge
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The Dawn of Precision Health for Women

Historically, women were excluded from some clinical trials because of the exact things that we now want to understand

Regulatory

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Biomedical Laboratory Safety Updates

The latest edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories contains new information on risk assessments, potentially dangerous agents, and more