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Medical Laboratory Observer

February 26, 2024

Closing clinical gaps in cervical cancer

In the past 40 years, the number of cases and deaths from cervical cancer have decreased significantly as more women regularly had Pap tests and with the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and the development of HPV vaccines.

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Medical Laboratory Observer

February 26, 2024

Diabetes and heart failure: Understanding the role of cardiac biomarker testing

Laboratories may begin to see an influx of cardiac biomarker tests accompanying HbA1c testing based on updated American Diabetes Association guidelines concerning heart failure in people with diabetes.

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Medical Laboratory Observer

November 20, 2023

Actionable answers: Targeted multiplex PCR respiratory testing at the point of care

In the unpredictable post-COVID-19 pandemic era, patient expectations have shifted when it comes to diagnostic testing.

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Medical Laboratory Observer

January 23, 2023

Shifting HIV focus from at-risk populations to at-risk behavior

Since 2015, only about 1.2 million people have been considered ‘at risk’ of HIV and potentially able to benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, according to medical literature. These numbers were gleaned by focusing on identifiable populations, such as men who have sex with men and drug users who use needles.

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Medical Laboratory Observer

September 21, 2022

Breast cancer biomarkers, and a new clinical category for HER2 expression

Recent advances in treating breast cancer are reaching back to the past to the first known biomarker, human epidermal growth factor, to determine its value in treating patients with lower levels of HER2 expression and potentially open the door to new, targeted, and personalized therapies for many patients.

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Medical Laboratory Observer

August 24, 2022

Navigating respiratory disease testing challenges this fall

If respiratory diseases were not complicated enough before COVID-19, this fall may be the example of peak complexity as atypical infectious disease seasons threaten to become the new normal and COVID-19 continues to mutate.

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