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Diagnostics World News | MicroGenDX announced it has validated a real-time COVID-19 test using sputum samples, which the company’s CEO says carries a much larger viral load than the typical nasal swab.
Apr 22, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | The diagnostics community continues to aggressively research and innovate for SARS-CoV-2 solutions. The latest this week includes research on saliva-based detection, CRISPR diagnostics, serological testing, and much more.
Apr 17, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia have developed the world's first ultrasound biosensor that can be inserted deep into the tissues to measure diagnostic markers in real time.
Apr 14, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | The SARS-CoV-2 virus is serving as a rallying cry across the diagnostics landscape inspiring creative new solutions, partnerships, and ideas to address the outbreak, treat and prevent the disease it causes, and address the life adjustments of our new normal.
Apr 10, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Diagnostics World News | Groups across the life science community are offering their services and tools for free to teams working on coronavirus diagnostics and treatments.
Mar 20, 2020
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Diagnostics World News Contributed Commentary | As interest in and awareness of precision medicine sweeps the industry, healthcare leaders are applying the principals of precision oncology to other clinical areas—to great effect.
Mar 19, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | The coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc as diagnostic developers scramble to come up with tools to combat the spread of disease.
Mar 17, 2020
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Diagnostics World News Brief | The FDA announced an update to their February 2020 policy on diagnostic testing for coronavirus in order to accelerate the availability of novel COVID-19 diagnostic tests developed by laboratories and commercial manufacturers during the public health emergency.
Mar 17, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Engineers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a portable device that brings the capabilities of a diagnostics lab to the smartphone.
Mar 13, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | The rapid emergence of electronic health record systems, genetic sequencing services, wearables and other digital health tools in recent years has generated more patient data than ever.
Mar 12, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Although artificial intelligence has generated plenty of buzz in biomedical research, thought leaders at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco last week showed that it’s more than just a flashy catchphrase.
Mar 10, 2020
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Diagnostics World News | Human Longevity Inc. launched six years ago with the goal of building a million-genome database replete with phenotypic and clinical data but is now laser focused on helping its clients live to be 100.
Mar 6, 2020