Digitizing Pathology
A look at the increasing role of digital pathology in disease diagnosis as demand for precise diagnosis increases. As demand for value-based care and more precise diagnosis continues to increase,...
View ArticleTissue Phenomics
Tissue phenomics is a new term given to the process that begins with tissue datafication and ultimately arrives at knowledge discovery. It is a way to structure images meaningfully and extract...
View ArticleAdvances in Cell-Free DNA
Could one test really fit all? Vol. 25 • Issue 4 • Page 22 Pathology A variety of patients are admitted to hospitals across the world every day-from expectant mothers going into labor to heart patients...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Assays, Part 1
Vol. 25 • Issue 6 • Page 18 Pathology “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of...
View ArticleNew Target for Heart Disease Screening in Middle-Aged Black Women
New Target for Heart Disease Screening in Middle-Aged Black Women [Editor’s Note: This article was contributed by Allison Hydzik at UPMC.] According to a recent study conducted by the University of...
View ArticleFad Fundraising
Are viral awareness campaigns helpful in the long run? In 2004, yellow Livestrong wristbands seemed omnipresent in America, making cancer awareness mainstream. In 2010, multicolored wristbands...
View ArticleAdvanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cases Increase
New advanced cases of the disease are increasing even as the overall prevalence drops. There is a puzzling, contradictory and alarming prostate cancer statistic causing concern in the healthcare...
View ArticleLaboratory Technology: Osmometry
Recent Advances in Osmolality Testing Automation Most clinical laboratories frequently utilize a freezing point osmometer for routine analysis of serum and urine osmolality measurements. The osmolality...
View ArticleFollowing the Yellow Brick Road
Exploring the advances moving us forward in digital pathology Digital pathology is playing an increasingly important role in modern pathology practice. This field is rapidly advancing, with the...
View ArticleThe Future of Cancer Diagnostics
Liquid biopsies move towards becoming the preferred method of monitoring tumors It’s no secret that cancer diagnostics play a central role in the realm of medical laboratory science. There’s a...
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