Lab

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. 

Utica, N.Y.-based Masonic Medical Research Institute is proposing to build a 32,000-square-foot laboratory in East Utica, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported Jan. 11.

Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corp., the biggest physician-led healthcare organization in the state of Rhode Island, recently announced a joint venture with Akido Labs, a leader in AI, safety-net and population management programs. 

University of Basel (Switzerland) and University Hospital Basel researchers discovered 35 unknown bacterial pathogens in blood or tissue samples, including seven that caused clinical infections.

A new automation system from Abbott, designed to improve workflows in clinical lab settings, has been granted FDA approval.