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CLC Writes the Senate
August 28, 2009 8:43 AM
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Amanda Koehler
ADVANCE received the following press release from ASCLS: "The Clinical Laboratory Coalition, of which ASCLS is a member, has written the Senate Finance Committee after learning a 20 percent Medicare laboratory co-pay was being proposed by the Senate Finance
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(Flu) Shots for All!
August 19, 2009 12:22 PM
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Amanda Koehler
This morning I read a story in the New York Times about how New York is mandating flu shots for all healthcare workers, mostly out of fear of H1N1 outbreaks. A healthcare union in the state is protesting, saying: "Healthcare workers on the front lines
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Rapid Tests for H1N1
August 6, 2009 8:47 AM
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Amanda Koehler
Here's a great article from The New York Times featuring the lab and H1N1 testing. The story says rapid tests for H1N1 fail to properly detect infections more than half the time. Have you been finding this is true for your laboratory?
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Sports in Your Genes?
December 2, 2008 9:37 AM
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Amanda Koehler
Genetics and personalized medicine are the wave of the future. Certain genetic tests for diseases such as breast cancer have been becoming popular and will continue to be important as time goes on. But some genetic tests may be, in some people's eyes,
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Healthcare and the Economy
November 4, 2008 10:15 AM
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Amanda Koehler
According to a story I wrote for our November 3 issue called "Pinching Pennies," a few lab directors reported to me that the failing economy has not impacted their laboratory too greatly. But this article says the state of the economy is making Americas
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An Interesting Incentive
October 16, 2008 1:53 PM
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Amanda Koehler
For our July 28 issue, I wrote a cover story on blood bank incentives and how they are influencing the blood supply. Today I stumbled upon an interesting incentive I hadn't thought of while writing my story. Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, is offering
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Pall on Private Practice
October 2, 2008 12:24 PM
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Amanda Koehler
Lab companies are making their debuts on primetime TV, including Pall Life Sciences, East Hills, NY. The Pall Cord Blood Sterile Collection Bag, which is used for cord blood collection during vaginal births and cesarean sections, and the Pall Cell Wash/Infusion
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Mainstream Media Acknowledges Shortage
August 1, 2008 1:34 PM
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Amanda Koehler
A reader e-mailed me recently with a link to a Los Angeles Times article about the shortage of allied healthcare professionals. She was excited the mainstream media is "finally paying attention to the laboratory professional shortage." Here's a highlight
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Study Compares Clinical Symptoms Vs. Lab Tests
April 25, 2008 10:16 AM
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Amanda Koehler
A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal states AIDS patients in poor countries who are observed for clinical symptoms of the disease have close to the same survival rate as those who undergo lab testing. Read the whole story. As laboratory
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CDC Says Flu Vaccine Ineffective
April 21, 2008 9:41 AM
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Amanda Koehler
CNN recently reported health officials from the CDC said this year's flu season is the worst in 3 years, and the vaccine was only 44 percent effective. Read more...
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YouTube and Vaccines
January 18, 2008 1:54 PM
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Amanda Koehler
YouTube.com has become an Internet hotspot since its creation almost 3 years ago. Web surfers can go to the site to watch music and comedy videos, along with personal videos posted by members. A new study found people are also getting vaccination information
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The Global Warming Debate
November 21, 2007 9:00 AM
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Amanda Koehler
When I started working for ADVANCE , one of my first story assignments was to write about global warming and its effect on deforestation and parasitology. I was excited for this assignment because the topic had always interested me and I wanted to learn
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Vaccine Breakthroughs
November 7, 2007 2:43 PM
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Amanda Koehler
As I mentioned before, I have been learning so much about the wonderful work you all do over the past few months. I really enjoyed writing the immunology/serology supplement for the Oct. 22 issue. It was interesting learning about all the new vaccines
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More Thoughts on Conference Season
November 6, 2007 12:35 PM
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Matthew T. Patton
As Kerri mentioned in a previous blog entry , it's pretty much high travel season here at ADVANCE . We like to hit as many lab meetings and conferences as possible. Although we can't make it to every meeting, I feel like we do a pretty good job (with
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An Open Dialog
October 23, 2007 9:35 AM
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Kerri Penno
If we have learned anything from our interactions with readers and laboratory scientists this year, it's how eager you are to promote your profession. To that end, you are incredibly flexible. In response to a recent Question of the Month ( see the responses
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