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ACOG Announces New Pap Guidelines
November 20, 2009 9:15 AM by Amanda Koehler

In a week where the medical community is up in arms about the new mammogram guidelines, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced women should get their first Pap test at age 21, regardless if they are sexually active before Read More...

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(Flu) Shots for All!
August 19, 2009 12:22 PM by 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 Read More...

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Rapid Tests for H1N1
August 6, 2009 8:47 AM by 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? Read More...

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Good Eyes
June 12, 2009 2:23 PM by Kerri Penno

Jessica Terry, 18, discovered a granuloma while looking at her own intestinal tissue slides in an Advanced Placement science class in her high school, ending the mystery about her previously un-diagnosed illness. CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Read More...

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Ovarian Cancer Screening
March 11, 2009 1:49 PM by Kerri Penno

Primary results published in worldwide media reports this week suggest a combined blood test and ultrasound, termed a "multimodal" approach, may be the key to screening for ovarian cancer-known as a silent killer because symptoms do not appear until the Read More...

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STDs on the Rise
January 19, 2009 2:07 PM by Amanda Koehler

According the the CDC, sexually spread diseases are on the rise in the U.S. The number of chlamydia cases this past year has actually set a record. However, experts say this can be attributed to more people being tested. Have you noticed a rise in sexually Read More...

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Sports in Your Genes?
December 2, 2008 9:37 AM by 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, Read More...

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Healthcare and the Economy
November 4, 2008 10:15 AM by 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 Read More...

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FDA Says LabCorp Violating Law
October 9, 2008 10:16 AM by Amanda Koehler

Today the FDA told LabCorp, Burlington, NC, that it is violating the law by marketing its OvaSure test without regulatory approval. The FDA said in a letter that if LabCorp did not stop selling the ovarian cancer test, it could face seizure, injunction Read More...

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Study Compares Clinical Symptoms Vs. Lab Tests
April 25, 2008 10:16 AM by 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 Read More...

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What Will the Future Bring?
January 4, 2008 11:14 AM by Kerri Penno

As I was browsing some of the other ADVANCE blogs, I was struck by the commonality of themes between healthcare professions. It seems the different disciplines face many of the same issues (e.g., staffing problems, budget crunches, boosting productivity Read More...

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Bookmark This: The Fritsma Factor
November 12, 2007 12:08 PM by Matthew T. Patton

George Fritsma , MS, MT (ASCP), lab practitioner, associate professor and author, recently launched an online, interactive hemostasis resource known as The Fritsma Factor . Designed for laboratory practitioners to share information and knowledge, the Read More...

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