The COVID-19 omicron variant has been detected through genomic sequencing in Cleveland Clinic's lab, according to a Dec. 13 Ideastream Public Media report.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a legislative package Dec. 7 that includes a one-year delay to reimbursement cuts for nearly 600 clinical lab tests, according to a Dec. 8 MedTechDive report.
Facing a government shutdown, the U.S. House and Senate passed a stopgap funding bill on Dec. 2, but Medicare reimbursement cuts for a slate of lab tests were not addressed in the bill, according to a Dec. 6 MedTechDive report.
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network opened an outpatient center with a lab in New Kensington, Pa., according to a Dec. 6 TribLive report.
Researchers at Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University said they have developed a new way to detect COVID-19, according to a Dec. 6 report by ABC affiliate The Denver Channel.
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The Clinical Laboratory Management Association will join the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the organizations said in a Dec. 1 news release.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and research service provider CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services are building a joint-venture cell and gene therapy facility, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Dec. 2.
Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center is closing one of its two outpatient labs for an unspecified amount of time, the Meadville Tribune reported Dec. 1.
Marlborough, Mass.-based Akoya Biosciences was awarded CLIA certification for its Advanced Biopharma Solutions lab, the company said in a Nov. 30 news release.
Labs at Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine are gearing up to test the COVID-19 omicron variant against current vaccines and natural immunity to other strains, according to a Nov. 29 report by NBC affiliate KING-5.