The COVID-19 pandemic forced a number of changes, many of which will remain in place long after it subsides. One important but under-recognized shift could be in the field of clinical diagnostics.

The clinical laboratory occupies a central role in modern healthcare by providing essential data that guide patient management and treatment decisions. At the heart of this process lies the total ...

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Share on Pinterest Some at-home diagnostic testing companies will now send a mobile phlebotomist to your home for a blood draw. Wagner Okasaki/Getty Images While at-home diagnostic testing is not new, ...

The global clinical laboratory market is projected to grow 74% between 2019 and 2027 to $404 billion, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research. The rise in infectious disease ...

Increased patient testing and less lab staff to perform manual tasks have created a bottleneck for care Now, automation found in high-volume labs is accessible no matter a lab’s footprint or volume ...

The U.S. trade group representing laboratory companies and test manufacturers is suing to block the FDA from increasing its oversight of lab-developed tests, saying the agency overstepped its ...

A laboratory technician checks human blood samples before placing the glass tubes on an automated testing line. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images) As Dr. Rodney ...