Late Breaking Lab News
February 5, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
In Australia last December, a clinical lab company was taken to court by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), which deals with privacy issues. The government agency alleges that Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) had “serious and systemic” fa…
January 16, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
If a patient’s genetic test generates results that are actionable, will that patient move forward with treatment? That is one question asked by researchers in a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center that was published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. …
December 26, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Is the world ready for a diagnostic service that performs a whole genome sequence of embryos conceived by in vitro fertilization? That’s the business plan announced on Dec. 5 by San Francisco-based Orchid Health. In covering this development, Science wrote, “Find the emb…
December 4, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
You may have thought that the long-running saga of the now-defunct Theranos had ended. But no, there is continuing litigation in the Grand Canyon State. A class action suit—In re Arizona Theranos, Inc., Litigation, Case No. 2:16-cv-2138—continues to move forward in …
November 13, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Federal regulators recently confirmed that Dec. 4 remains the deadline for public comment on the proposed rule that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would use to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs). This was confirmed during a public webinar for the lab and in vi…
October 23, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Earlier this summer, a 16-year-old completed his bachelor of science degree, along with his certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS). The faculty at LSU Health-Shreveport reported that Isak Schmidley, MLS (ASCP)BC is the youngest graduate of its Medical Laboratory Scienc…
October 2, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Forming new relationships with non-traditional care providers is one way clinical laboratories can earn additional revenue. With that in mind, here’s another sign of the changing landscape of primary care. Warehou…
September 11, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Here’s another twist in the saga of Theranos, the defunct and discredited lab testing company. Consumers who received inaccurate results from Theranos’ blood tests may get some measure of justice. Walgreens Boot…
August 21, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
New research about ownership of physician practices will be of interest to anatomic pathologists who operate their own businesses. According to an analysis by the American Medical Association (AMA),…
July 31, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Regulatory relief is on the way for clinical laboratories accredited by The Joint Commission. An overhaul of the Laboratory Accreditation Program’s standards, which goes into effect Aug. 27, will …
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Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
Now that a federal judge has vacated the FDA’s LDT rule, The Dark Report analyzes the judgement and notes the various steps the FDA could take in response. Also, lab testing at pharmacies is proving to be less successful than was once anticipated.
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