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CAP Regains VA Lab Accreditation Contract
CEO SUMMARY: In a blow to The Joint Commission, the US Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a new clinical laboratory accreditation contract to the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The decision highlights the competition between the two accrediting organizatio…
Pathology Journals Not Immune to Questionable Studies
As we recently reported, scientific fraud is more prevalent than many people in the science community would like to admit. The “publish or perish” mindset in academia has led to a proliferation of questionable and even fabricated papers in peer-reviewed journ…
New Study Underscores Prevalence of Scientific Fraud
Pathologists and other laboratory professionals rely on peer-reviewed research to keep up with the latest developments in their specialties. They do so with the expectation that medical journals are upholding high standards of scientific rigor and transparency. I…
National Lab Company Briefs
Quest, Labcorp Push Alzheimer’s Test Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp are now offering Fujirebio’s Lumipulse test, the first Food and Drug Administration-cleared blood-based assay for con…
My Green Lab Prepares Full-Scale Entry into Diagnostics
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF REDUCED SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE CORPORATE AND POLITICAL WORLDS, environmental stewardship remained a topic of discussion at the Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine’s (ADLM) 2025 conference. Among the more interesting announcements wa…
AI Hype in Labs: 6 Tips to Sniff Out the BS
CEO SUMMARY: In the final entry of our artificial intelligence series, the co-founders of Sample Healthcare discuss how clinical labs can evaluate AI vendors effectively, with an emphasis on assessing technical credentials and quick proofs of concept. Armed with the right …
JAMA Authors Warn LDT Legal Defeat Brings Risk for Labs
CLINICAL LABORATORY AND ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY LEADERS WILL WANT TO NOTE will a recent JAMA Health Forum article that strikes a cautionary tone about the future of laboratory developed test (LDT) regulation. The piece argued that the recent federal court decision…
For AI Regulation, Look to Data Laws, FDA Action
CEO SUMMARY: AI is creating legal uncertainty for clinical labs, especially around data privacy and FDA oversight of AI tools in diagnostics. Few court cases exist yet that interpret AI use within clinical settings, but labs must watch how HIPAA and state laws wield influence. Vendor soft…
For Lab Veterans, It’s Time to Step into AI’s Shadow
READING THROUGH THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE DARK REPORT’S analysis about the state of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical laboratories, this cantankerous observer found himself thinking about ChatGPT. Do I dare to use ChatGPT? Occasionally. …
Workers Use AI More than Lab Leaders Think
CEO SUMMARY: In part one of an analysis about the state of AI in clinical laboratories, The Dark Report explores how frontline workers, especially younger ones, are using AI tools like ChatGPT far more than lab leaders. Recent reports elsewhere in the business world show e…
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Volume XXXII, No. 15 – October 27, 2025
The Dark Report examines the momentous decision by the VA to switch accreditors from The Joint Commission to CAP. Also, we analyze retractions in pathology journals to gain insight into scientific fraud.
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