Weight & Obesity: A Worldwide Healthcare Problem
Obesity is recognized as one of today’s most serious public health problems. Worldwide an estimated...
Testing for STIs declined during the pandemic
We Can Do Better, Public Health Experts Say
Each year there are an estimated 376 million new...
Testing 1, 2, 3, 4
Is it SARS-CoV-2? Influenza? RSV? Strep? In an unpredictable 2021-2022 respiratory season, prompt...
Medical Laboratory Molecular Diagnostics in Real Time
Molecular diagnostics (MDx) is the rapidly developing area of laboratory medicine that investigates...
Can in vitro diagnostics (IVD) supply keep up with demand? Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
A 20-fold rise in the demand for molecular tests was seen in Europe and the United States between...
Connectivity Creates Convenience ... and Better Patient Care
Quick access to accurate patient data is essential for treating patients efficiently. With...
Antibiotic Stewardship: The Role Medical Laboratories Play
Antibiotic resistance (AR) and overall antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex issue that has...
Air Pollution: A Public Health Challenge
Ambient air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths per year from stroke, heart...
Immunoassay or molecular diagnostic? Context is everything
Immunoassays and molecular diagnostic tests are invaluable tools in the fields of oncology and...
COVID-19 & healthcare systems: Pandemic Tests The Resilience Of Hospitals, Physicians & Public Health Programs
The morbidity and mortality statistics of COVID-19 have been well-studied. Less understood are the...