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A Trip Down Memory Lane
May 10, 2013 12:22 PM by Michael Jones
There’s a scene in the 60s-era AMC series “Mad Men” that involves a pregnant woman smoking and drinking while her friend’s child runs around with a dry cleaning bag over her head. All of this happens in the space of about a minute, and there are so many Read More...
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Bridging the Gap
December 14, 2012 5:00 PM by Michael Jones
Teamwork and technology are quickly replacing the concept of the one-man show. A recent news briefing noted on the major differences between Baby Boomer Physicians and even the doctors of Generation “X” versus the new hires of Generation “Y,” but who Read More...
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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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From ‘Big Brother' to a Hospital Debacle: A HIPAA Nightmare
April 12, 2012 8:05 AM by Valerie Newitt
Few Americans are aware that the TV hit "Big Brother" first debuted on Dutch television. The diminutive Netherlands has made some bold moves in television-land. For example, there was "De Grote Donorshow" ( The Big Donor Show ) broadcast in 2007. The Read More...
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A Story to Tell?
April 4, 2012 2:10 PM by Lynn
It’s true that as one ages, one also gets wiser. I value the knowledge shared by peers and truly appreciate them sharing experiences—good and bad—when, for example, we’re initiating an enterprise-wide or department-specific project. If you have a story Read More...
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Has ‘Lean' Affected You?
April 3, 2012 7:51 AM by Valerie Newitt
How has "lean" impacted you personally? I'm not talking about frozen Lean Cuisine dinners, or lean months during a national recession. I'm talking about lean concepts ... a lean mindset. I've done quite a few interviews across the years with facilities Read More...
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Penn’s Amazing Achievements
March 14, 2012 10:46 AM by Lynn
The ADVANCE team toured the wonderful laboratories at University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine last week. I wanted to help spread the word of some of their significant achievements. For example, a new treatment for leukemia, called CART 19, has proven Read More...
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Can Social Media Change Healthcare IT Landscape?
February 29, 2012 8:37 AM by Lynn
According to Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, it can. That was his message at the recent HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, NV. “The main critique of Twitter initially was that it wasn’t useful,” he told attendees. He then shared numerous stories of how Read More...
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Are Laboratorians Feeling the Love?
February 14, 2012 8:24 AM by Valerie Newitt
A Valentine’s Day question: Does your lab get an adequate dose of “love” from your facility, the healthcare industry or the general public in response to the huge role diagnostics play in patient outcomes? Most likely it’s a case of out of sight, out Read More...
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Do You See What I See?
February 7, 2012 9:17 AM by Valerie Newitt
Laboratorians see things that most human eyes never encounter. The world through the lens of a microscope can be packed with medical diagnostic information, as well as indefinable beauty set against a backdrop of Lilliputian proportions. The National Read More...
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Your Comments Count
February 1, 2012 11:20 AM by Lynn
I’d like to personally thank you for all of your comments on our social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn). It’s so rewarding to start a discussion on LinkedIn, for example, and immediately receive thought-provoking responses that, in turn, Read More...
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Moral "Do," Legal "Don't"
January 24, 2012 1:11 PM by Valerie Newitt
Following the legally-binding or "approved" method doesn't always feel "right." Case in pont: Gholson Lyon, a physician and researcher at the Center for Applied Genomics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was leading a study on Ogden Syndrome, a Read More...
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Exciting Changes Ahead
January 4, 2012 2:44 PM by Lynn
A new year is a great time to reflect on past experiences and resolve to achieve new successes. That’s the approach we’re taking with the print edition of ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals . From its new monthly frequency to its expansion of Read More...
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Exam Authors Wanted
November 12, 2011 8:09 PM by Matthew T. Patton
ADVANCE is seeking authors for its Learning Scope continuing education series. These peer-reviewed articles are produced in cooperation with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and appear in print and online. We are seeking articles containing Read More...
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