Drugs of Abuse Assays: The Importance of Key Metabolite Testing
Accuracy in lab testing is important—after all, the results of some tests could literally mean...
Performing Waived Molecular tests? Understand the changes coming in April!
Bobbi Pritt, MD, chair of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) microbiology committee,...
Getting Smart About Obesity
We tend to be a society of worriers. We worry about our jobs and money, we worry about finding...
Strep A – More Than A Sore Throat?
Several years ago I took my young son to the doctor for a sore throat and was dumbfounded when he...
The Global Impact of RSV
In April 2019 this blog discussed RSV or respiratory syncytial virus-- what it is, who it...
Flu Virus Transmission and Mutation: What does it mean to clinicians and patients?
2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Spanish Flu (H1N1) pandemic. CDC statistics from the...
Before You Buy: Which Flu Test Is Right for Your Office?
By now, physicians may have an idea of what’s to come this flu season, based on how the flu...
Testing for Opioids: The Importance of Adding a Fentanyl Assay
Did you know that North America has the highest drug-related mortality rate in the world,...
Globalization and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Moving Target
Antimicrobials have played a pivotal role in public health. Their main purpose is the synthesis...
Preventing Diagnostic Errors- Insights into New Doctoral Programs
Nearly every adult American has been the victim of at least one diagnostic error, according to a...