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Laboratories Worth Watching With Stories as Yet Untold
BURIED IN MY FILES are any number of magnificent examples of innovative laboratory and pathology management that have yet to reach print in THE DARK REPORT. The limitation is space, influenced by the need to report on important breaking news. THE DARK REPORT is, by design, a compact and fast-to-read…
DIANON Systems, United Health, Aetna, Quest Diagnostics, Orchid, AmeriPath
DIANON SYSTEMS INKS NATIONAL AGREEMENT WITH UNITEDHEALTHCARE A NEW NATIONAL AGREEMENT between DIANON Systems, Inc. and UnitedHealthcare was announced last week. The agreement allows DIANON Systems to provide pathology and genetic testing services to all the…
“November 26, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Here’s clear evidence that laboratories will play a big role in healthcare’s future. AMIDEX Funds, Inc. just launched the first index-based mutual fund that focuses on cancer companies. Called “AMIDEX Cancer Innovations and Healthcare Mutual Fund” (symbol: CNCRX), it holds in…
Terrorist Attacks Affect Many of Nation’s Labs
CEO SUMMARY: Following terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, the total shutdown of commercial air traffic in the United States for 48 hours disrupted the regular shipment of reference and esoteric lab specimens to national laboratories. Swiftly-implemented contingency eff…
Anatomic Pathology May Be “Hot” Opportunity
EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT HELPS TO STAND BACK and look at the big picture. In this issue, you will read a unique…
DIANON Acquires UroCor And Boosts Urology Share
CEO SUMMARY: Following years of intense competition for the diagnostic testing business of office-based urologists, DIANON Systems and UroCor will now join forces. The recently-announced merger creates a powerhouse anatomic pathology company in the urology-based diagnostics services marke…
Analysis of Lab Testing Market Reveals Competitive Shifts
CEO SUMMARY: Even as public lab and anatomic pathology companies enjoy sustained growth in specimen volumes and revenues, fundamental shifts in the basic marketplace have changed the competitive environment. Surprisingly, the most open market segment is anatomic pathology specimens referr…
“July 2, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Late last week DIANON Systems, Inc. announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire UroCor, Inc., based in Oklahoma City. In recent years, the two companies have competed intensely for case referrals from urologists. Valued at $180 million, the deal is expe…
Public Labs Enjoy Boom Times As Revenues & Profits Climb
TAKEN COLLECTIVELY, second quarter earnings reports by public lab and pathology companies send a strong message: the lab industry is in the midst of a revenue and profit boom. It’s been more than a decade since every public lab and pathology company reported strong growth in both revenues and oper…
“April 30, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
It seems some companies serving the laboratory industry have learned the importance of having a better understanding of the inner workings of Washington, DC. Both Cerner Corporation and Specialty Laboratories, Inc. will add Nancy-Ann DeParle to their respective Board…
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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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