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Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created a new test for COVID-19 they say combines the speed of an over-the-counter antigen test with the accuracy of a PCR test.

The FBI on Jan. 22 raided the headquarters of a nationwide string of COVID-19 testing sites known as the Center for COVID Control, USA Today reported Jan. 23.

A $30 million state laboratory that opened in 2020 is being named for a former state health officer who now serves as president and CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, CBS 42 reported Jan. 23.

Christopher Licata, owner of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Boca Toxicology laboratory (doing business as Lab Dynamics) pleaded guilty to a $6.9 million conspiracy to defraud CMS, the Department of Justice said Jan. 13.

Almost 500 COVID-19 PCR tests taken Jan. 10 at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md., were thrown out, CBS affiliate WJZ 13 said Jan. 16.

Secaucus, N.J.-based clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics is acquiring Birmingham, Ala.-based patient engagement company Pack Health.

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has temporarily closed 13 labs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the health system's website.

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Victoria, Texas-based diagnostics lab Your Health Lab named Gary Huff its new CEO.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare spending on lab tests increased overall, despite spending for non-COVID-19 tests falling for the first time since 2016, according to the Office of the Inspector General at HHS.