Trial Testing Immune Modulation in COVID-19 Patients Begins
National Institutes of Health
The therapeutic may prevent overactive immune systems from causing severe COVID-19-related illness
Patients
IL-1 Receptor Blocker Doesn’t Reduce Myocarditis Complications
European Society of Cardiology
Anakinra treatment didn’t show a significant spike in the number of days free of myocarditis in the largest randomized controlled trial
Curbing Racial Disparity in Kidney Health Care
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
ADLM guidance shares tools and strategies to achieve bias-free patient care
The Clinical Lab’s Impact on Patients, Providers, and Future Professionals
Tyler Radke, MLS(ASCP)CM
Reaching potential laboratorians earlier in the career process will help sustain the future lab workforce
First-Ever FISH Probes for Patient Management Granted IVDR Certification
Oxford Gene Technology
IVDR-compliant products help boost patient safety as well as future-proof customer supply chains
New Approach to Improve Clinical Trial Enrollment and Diversity
Medical University of South Carolina
Educating patients about clinical trials they can participate in is an innovative way to improve inclusivity
Novel Framework for Assessing Patient Matching Tools
Regenstrief Institute
Match accuracy plays critical role in patient safety, quality of care, and cost effectiveness
Guidelines Must Change to Make Transfusion Medicine Gender Inclusive
Carlo Ledesma, MS, MLS(ASCP)SH, DLM, QLS, MLS(AMT)
Current blood transfusion guidelines pose significant concerns for transgender and nonbinary people and need to be updated
Intelligent Automation Improves Health Data and Patient Safety
Oleg Bess, MD
AI-driven technology can reduce duplicate patient records, overlays, and other patient identification issues
Clinical Laboratory Solutions for Decentralized Clinical Trials
Morgana Moretti, PhD
At-home sample collection and testing can fuel the fast growth of decentralized research