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  • Three Types Of COVID-19 Tests Needed For Return To Normalcy

    Diagnostics World News | Three types of COVID-19 tests—symptomatic molecular testing, asymptomatic screening and next generation sequencing—are critical to bringing a semblance of normalcy to the lives of employed Americans that includes a safe return to the workplace, according to a framework newly drafted by the Policy and Reimbursement Working Group of BloodPAC.

    Apr 9, 2020
  • PoC Diagnostics Innovation: Overcoming The Sample Prep Challenge

    Diagnostics World News Contributed Commentary | Point of care testing offers many benefits, from faster patient turnaround for improved clinical outcomes and streamlining healthcare for cost efficiency, to better “patient as customer” experiences. However, the shift from a lab with specialist staff to the physician’s office, drive through test centers, or the hospital bedside presents various challenges.

    Apr 8, 2020
  • Search Engine Approach To Microbiome-Based Diagnostics

    Diagnostics World News | A decade-long collaboration between the Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California at San Diego and one of China’s primary national research institutions for renewable energy and green materials has led to the development of a Microbiome Search Engine that efficiently harnesses big data to detect and diagnose disease.

    Apr 6, 2020
  • Diagnostic Test Kits, Commercial Labs Granted Emergency Use Authorization In Wake Of COVID-19

    Diagnostics World News | The diagnostics community has come out in force to address testing issues for the novel coronavirus. As of April 3, 25 test kit manufacturers and commercial laboratories have been issued Emergency Use Authorization from FDA, and many commercial and healthcare system/academic laboratories have notified the FDA that they have validated their own COVID-19 test and have started patient testing.

    Apr 3, 2020
  • Tracking Symptoms, Spread, And Coronavirus Data

    Diagnostics World News | Last week, several groups released COVID-19 screening tools or symptom checkers to help track the spread of the virus, help people make decisions about when to receive care, and track trends.

    Apr 2, 2020
  • Sight Diagnostics, NuProbe, Duke-NUS, And More: News From March 2020

    Diagnostics World News | March featured news, products, and partnerships from around the diagnostics community from numerous companies, universities, and organizations, including Sight Diagnostics, NuProbe, Duke-NUS, and more.

    Mar 30, 2020
  • Using Virtual Reality To Assess Balance Issues For MS Patients

    Diagnostics World News | Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have built a virtual reality system that simulates falling while subjects walk on a stable treadmill. By measuring how different subjects respond, they have uncovered clear differences that could have lasting impacts on how we treat and rehabilitate balance issues.

    Mar 26, 2020
  • Microbial DNA Could Be Key To Diagnosing Cancers

    Diagnostics World News | Is there a way to diagnose cancers by analyzing microbial DNA patterns in blood? Micronoma is a new startup looking to find the answer.

    Mar 24, 2020