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Abbott launches residual cancer test | Telemedicine owner sentenced for fraud | 19 drug-resistant pathogens threatening US health | Hospitals add drone delivery for lab specimens

Also inside: 10 measles updates as cases reach highest yearly total in 35 years. November 4, 2026 1. Abbott launches residual cancer test Full story 2. Telemedicine owner gets 20 years in prison for $46M Medicare fraud Full story 3.…

Quest restores lab platform after breach | Feds charge 15 with healthcare fraud | The mutation fueling early flu cases | Anthropic eyes lab market expansion

Also inside: Lab cos. ranked among ‘America’s Dream Employers’ by Forbes. October 28, 2026 1. Quest restores lab ordering platform as patient data probe continues Full story 2. Feds charge 15, including physicians, in alleged fraud cases totaling $2B: 7…

Conn. physician to pay $866K fraud settlement | US records 4,410 measles cases | Blood tests advance pancreatic cancer detection | Early flu season sweeps across US

Also inside: New report shows trust in science has dropped below pre-pandemic levels. October 21, 2026 1. Connecticut physician to pay $866K to resolve fraud allegations Full story 2. US records 4,410 measles cases: 4 outbreak updates Full story 3. CaroMont Health’s CIO…

Fairview to build $100M lab | Md. CEO charged in $100M COVID test fraud scheme | Flu hospitalizations nearly triple | NIH, tech giants join $1.8B AI research initiative

Also inside: Lab, pharma organizations ranked among top companies for women. October 14, 2026 1. Fairview to build $100M centralized diagnostic lab Full story 2. Maryland company CEO charged in $100M COVID-19 test fraud scheme Full story 3. Beginning in…

UChicago eyes $328M lab | Cancer blood test nears FDA approval | HHS funds AI lab interoperability project | Feds monitor suspected plague death at Russian lab

Also inside: CDC calls for increased surveillance of deadly fungal infections. October 7, 2026 1. UChicago Medicine seeks state OK for $328M lab Full story 2. 1st multi-cancer blood test nears FDA approval: What to know Full story 3. CareSource Indiana…

Fairview plans $100M lab | Will robots replace phlebotomists? | FMOL Health cuts sepsis deaths 24% with blood test | Lab cos. among world's best employers

Also inside: Trump administration repeals $810M in grants. See the areas affected. September 30, 2026 1. Fairview plans $100M central laboratory Full story 2. Will robots replace phlebotomists? Advocate Health, Cleveland Clinic leaders weigh in Full story 3. Duke and Cleveland…

CMS eyes cuts for 1,100+ lab codes | FDA panel to weigh multi-cancer blood test | UK HealthCare to expand lab services | Blood test detects 87% of early pancreatic cancers

Also inside: Forbes ranking highlights the richest people in US healthcare September 23, 2026 1. CMS eyes Medicare pay cuts for 1,100+ lab codes: 8 things to know Full story 2. FDA panel to weigh 1st approval of multi-cancer blood…

CDC revamps respiratory disease center | Penn gets $50M research gift | Cleveland Clinic's latest biomedical research expansion step | Quest Diagnostics, Apple partner on watch data | The only state with 'very high' COVID wastewater activity

CDC reorganizes National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. September 16, 2026 1. CDC reorganizes respiratory disease center: 3 notes Full story 2. Penn Medicine receives $50M gift Full story 3. If you’re a CFO at a health system, the…

Hospitals rethink daily lab tests | Former hospital CFO pleads not guilty in COVID testing fraud case | Hospitals get up to $500K for pathogen preparedness | Mpox may become endemic in US: CDC

Hospital exec pleads not guilty to submitting $894 million in false COVID testing claims. September 9, 2026 1. Hospitals rethink daily lab tests: 5 notes Full story 2. Former Chicago hospital CFO pleads not guilty in COVID-19 testing fraud case…

CMS blocks $1.6B in Medicare lab payments | Children’s National automates lab line | UHC to drop prior authorization for 1,700 services | Experts predict milder flu season

CMS lauds more than $1.6B in possibly improper Medicare lab payments being blocked. September 2, 2026 1. CMS touts blocking $1.6B in potentially fraudulent Medicare payments Full story 2. Children’s National 1st pediatric hospital to automate lab line Full story…

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