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International Teams Compete to Interpret Three Families' Genomes
August 21, 2012 8:39 AM by Valerie Newitt

Forgive my lapse into high school-speak, but this is waaaaaaay cool. A news release from Boston's Children's Hospital explained that the hospital is leading a contest to interpret the DNA sequences of three children with rare conditions whose cause remain Read More...

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Conference Brings Genetics Straight to Consumers
August 14, 2012 8:14 AM by Valerie Newitt

Too often medical consumers overlook laboratorians when considering who their care providers are. It's the same old story - out of sight, out of mind. So it struck me as a forward-thinking concept when I read about an upcoming Consumer Genetics Conference Read More...

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Compassion Fatigue
October 13, 2010 10:19 AM by Kerri Penno

One of the ways in which the laboratory staff is often distinguished from other allied health professions is the difference in levels of patient interaction. While nurses and physical, occupational or speech therapists are working with patients all shift Read More...

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Undercover Healthcare
June 16, 2008 1:54 PM by Amanda Koehler

USA Today recently ran a story on "undercover patients"-- people who get paid to fake physical illness so they can grade a medical facility's services. The American Medical Association is considering endorsing this practice during its 5-day meeting starting 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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