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Amid questions of accuracy, two rapid antigen COVID-19 tests correctly diagnosed most infections among nearly 800 people experiencing symptoms, researchers found. 

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC School of Medicine discovered that a molecule commonly used to label DNA triggers a cellular process that is fatal to cancer…

Labcorp closed its acquisition of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health's outreach lab business.

Reference lab Mako Medical Laboratories was named among Inc. 5000's list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S.

Trade group American Clinical Laboratory Association warned CMS that "inadequate payment rate[s]" for monkeypox testing may limit patient access.

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global emergency July 23, and the U.S. issued a similar declaration Aug. 4. More than 14,000 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. as of Aug. 18, according to CDC data.

Quest Diagnostics launched an obstetrics test panel for screening pregnant people for hepatitis C.

Richardson, Texas-based management and automation services lab OneSmartLaboratory is partnering with cybersecurity firm Intrusion, Inc., to protect the lab's client operations and connectivity.

Molecular diagnostics company Qiagen launched the first syndromic test that differentiates between monkeypox and five other viruses with similar symptoms.

Raleigh, N.C.-based national reference lab Mako Medical Laboratories was accredited as an American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians training school.