Labcorp announced on Aug. 12 that it has acquired Ovia Health, a popular digital pregnancy and parenting platform based in Boston. Neither company disclosed details of the deal.
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AdventHealth Tampa lab techs are sounding the alarm on the unique nature of the current COVID-19 surge in Florida through a local ABC news report.
Fulgent Genetics, a genetic test company focused on oncology, rare diseases and reproductive health, dove further into somatic molecular diagnostics and cancer testing with a recent acquisition.
Discoveries made at New York City-based HSS laboratories in the early 2000s led to a new treatment for adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clinical lab technologists and technicians earn the highest mean wage in Alaska, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages report.
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Lab directors see big opportunities to expand services and grow within their organizations in the coming year, especially focused on outpatient services and consumer preferences.
Health system lab directors have a clear top challenge, according to Penny Tisdale, laboratory administrative director of AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is taking GS Labs to court over allegedly inflating the price of COVID-19 tests to upward of 10 times that of competitors.
UnitedHealthcare has delayed the start date of its designated diagnostic provider program for laboratory services in California until Jan. 1, 2022, due to concerns from the state's medical association and other stakeholders.
A New Jersey judge dismissed a lawsuit June 30 alleging that Cigna refused coverage for a lab's COVID-19 services.