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St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, Mo., received an immediate jeopardy warning Dec. 20 after surveyors identified numerous deficient laboratory practices, according to survey documents obtained by Becker's.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched a digital pathology platform to improve diagnostic speed and accuracy. 

Clinical diagnostics have always been at the intersection of medicine and technology. With rapid technological innovation and shifting global healthcare market dynamics, I anticipate several trends in 2025 will shape the laboratory medicine industry. Here are nine that could have…

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has launched a digital pathology program, allowing for pathologists to switch to analyzing high-definition digital images as opposed to physical slides for disease diagnosis.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare has partnered with Quest Diagnostics to expand access to high-quality and affordable laboratory testing for members of Sentara Health Plans.

As we look ahead to 2025, a number of factors poise the clinical laboratory market for continued transformation. The post-COVID-19 landscape is reshaping the industry, presenting both challenges and opportunities. At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, we are committed to partnering with…

Swedish researchers found a blood test can diagnose Alzheimer's disease with a 91% accuracy — about 20% higher than dementia specialists.

More patients are turning to DIY testing to understand and treat their conditions, but physicians worry the tests could lead to unsafe practices, The Washington Post reported June 9.

Intermountain Health's central lab in Murray, Utah, has expanded and nearly doubled in size to help lower testing costs and improve lab services for patients and the system's hospitals in the region. 

The FDA finalized a rule April 29 to treat laboratory-developed tests as medical devices, putting them in the purview of federal oversight.