This article is the third in Microbiologics’ series on Optimal QC in the Clinical Laboratory. Previously, in this series we highlighted the importance of external and third-party quality control ...

Karyotype analysis includes complete chromosome analysis of at least twenty metaphases with at least two cut karyotypes. The presence or absence of an acquired clonal chromosomal abnormality may aid ...

The authors describe 5 basic requirements for planning, implementing, and proving clinical utility for diagnostic tests, drawing on recent reimbursement decisions. Lack of clinical utility data is the ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center houses several laboratories which support clinical treatment not only at Fred Hutch and UW Medical Center, but also at local, regional and national health care facilities. The ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to a vial of blood after it is drawn from your arm at the hospital? Clinical Lab Technicians are responsible for collecting biological samples such as these that ...

The choice between leasing or buying capital equipment is a decision every hospital department faces, but nowhere is it encountered more often than in the clinical laboratory. The decision to buy or ...

Hospitals and health systems face growing pressure to outsource their clinical laboratories amid an increasing number of healthcare mergers and acquisitions. As healthcare leaders weigh the perceived ...

Labroots is excited to host the 16th Annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series on November 12, 2025. This premier online event unites clinicians, lab professionals, and researchers ...

For decades, computing power followed Moore’s law, advancing at a predictable pace. The number of components on an integrated circuit doubled roughly every two years. In 2012, researchers coined the ...

Labcorp, currently in the midst of a corporate shakeup aimed at turning its focus to the offerings that make it one of the largest providers of laboratory and diagnostics services in the life sciences ...