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Medical diagnostics firm Quidel Corporation plans to acquire Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, American Association for Clinical Chemistry reported March 1.

Chicago-based COVID-19 testing lab LabElite is under investigation, Block Club Chicago reported March 2. The company's headquarters were raided by the FBI Feb. 23.

Massachusetts has the highest number of lab technologists and technicians per capita, according to an analysis by Becker's. California has the highest number of active licenses, but it has the sixth-fewest number of licenses per 10,000 residents.

Healthcare holding company Diversified Medical Healthcare is expanding its operations in Greenville, S.C.

Labcorp acquired cancer genomics company Personal Genome Diagnostics.

Menlo Park, Calif.-based diagnostic company SummerBio is opening a new lab in Menlo Park to expand its COVID-19 testing capabilities.

The new COVID-19 variant of concern, a subvariant of omicron, has been called "stealth omicron" because it doesn't seem to show up on PCR tests in the same way, CNN reported Feb. 17. That means labs have to take an…

The founders of three medical labs in Texas were among 10 people indicted in a $300 million healthcare fraud scheme Feb. 10, according to the Justice Department.

Wilmington, N.C.-based Cape Fear Community College is launching a medical lab technology training program, NBC affiliate WECT reported Feb. 9.

Labcorp is partnering with St. Louis-based health system Ascension.