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New Guideline to Promote Health Equity in Canada

Canadian Medical Association Journal

16 recommendations to help people facing disadvantages and barriers to accessing health care

In a vector illustration, a man undergoes an X-ray procedure, a woman receives a mammogram, and another receives a PET or MRI scan, while a diverse pair of clinicians observe.

Are Risk-Based MCED Tests the Future of Cancer Screening?

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

Done early enough, personalized, patient data-driven multi-cancer screening will save lives. But are we there yet?

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NIH to Address Unmet At-Home, PoC Testing Tech Needs

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

POCTRN to apply COVID-19 experience and expertise to develop testing, monitoring, and treating technologies

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AI’s Role in Diagnostics: A Future without Treatment Delays and Mismatches

Marnie Willman, BSc

ADLM Disruptive Technology Award finalists take aim at testing delays impacting diagnosis and treatment

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Testing for Noncoding RNA Improves Cancer Detection

University of California - Santa Cruz

A novel liquid biopsy technology leverages cell-free RNA “dark matter” to enhance cancer diagnosis

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How to Implement Accessible On-Demand Testing

Christina P. Nickel, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPHQ

On-demand testing doesn’t require registration, billing, or scheduling, keeping costs low while collecting “real” dollars upfront

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No Lab, No Problem: LAMP Increases Accessibility for Diagnostics

New England Biolabs

Colorimetric LAMP tests are simple to perform, straightforward to read, and can address public health challenges from flu to malaria

Today's Clinical Lab June 2023 Blood & Microbiology print issue

'Improving Diagnostics Improves Care'

Miriam Bergeret, MSc

The Today's Clinical Lab June 2023 Blood and Microbiology issue features emerging technology and diagnostics

Synthetic Peptides Good Candidates for Diagnostic Tests

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Using peptides to detect, measure specific antibodies can yield highly accurate and reliable results

What Does It Take to Develop Cutting-Edge Diagnostics?

María Carla Rosales Gerpe, MSc, PhD

Aric Joneja, PhD, shares career insights and the skills needed to develop innovative molecular diagnostics

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Tackling the Rising Demand for Diagnostic Testing

Tracey Sainsbury, PhD

Planned efforts by stakeholders in the healthcare industry may resolve the challenges in diagnostic testing

How to Select the Best Surfactant for Your Lateral Flow Assay

Today's Clinical Lab

Download this application note to learn about surfactant classes, their function in lateral flow assays, and how they can affect target detection

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Diagnosis, Treatment of Hepatitis C Using Point-of-Care Assays

World Health Organization

Low- and middle-income countries will benefit the most from the same-day HCV diagnosis and treatment plan

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Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer

American Institute of Physics

Researchers develop a hand-held biosensor for quick, accurate clinical diagnosis of oral cancer

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Clinical Laboratory Solutions for Decentralized Clinical Trials

Morgana Moretti, PhD

At-home sample collection and testing can fuel the fast growth of decentralized research

UCLA-developed handheld diagnostic lab kit capable of fully automated multiplexed and pooled testing

Handheld Diagnostic Lab Offers Point-of-Care Solution for Future Pandemics

University of California - Los Angeles

Cost-saving advance can fully automate pooled testing and detect multiple diseases

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Improving Infectious Disease Surveillance in the US

Arvind Kothandaraman, MBS

Innovations in pathogen detection technologies could lead to more proactive approaches to public health

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Four Decades of HIV Testing: Where Do We Stand?

Pallavi Upadhyay, PhD

Rapid point-of-care tests and self-tests are critical tools toward eradicating HIV

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Embracing the Potential of At-Home Blood Testing

Jerome Scelza

Industry discourse has shifted to patient-centric and personalized models of care

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Transforming Patient Care with Innovative Testing Solutions

Ian Black, MsComm, MSc

Three innovations are pushing the boundaries of clinical testing and improving access to effective diagnostics