Thought Leadership

Technology can help avoid this perennial problem for clinical laboratory managers

Christine P. Bump shares key insights from the FDA’s August 22 webinar on LDTs compliance

First-time attendee explores new technologies and future solutions at the Association for Diagnostics in Laboratory Medicine Annual Lab Expo

Variations in glass quality can affect color and image sharpness

Public comments to the FDA’s draft guidances proposing enforcement policies for LDTs with and without a 564 Declared Emergency reveal a mix of support and opposition

A pregnant person can transmit toxoplasmosis to their developing baby

The new strain of H5N1 has spread for about five years, adapting and moving into domestic poultry flocks and requiring the culling of millions of chickens, turkeys, and ducks

In overturning the Chevron case, justices diminish the power of federal agencies like the FDA

After nearly a century without change, blood collection is about to change for the better

Megan Maxwell shares insights into her career in genetic counseling, a rapidly expanding laboratory discipline

Three tips for implementing robust quality control protocols and procedures to prevent errors and ensure patient well-being

Labs may want to consider options such as liquid cocktails and stabilized cocktails 

To get better results, design the lab interview process around candidate attitude 

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

Better testing for M. gen reduces rates of undiagnosed illness and AMR likelihood