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Category: Laboratory Medicine

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

U.S. COVID-19 Testing Drops Dramatically

March 22, 2021

The drop could hamper epidemiologists’ ability to spot and stem new surges of the deadly infection.

Breast Cancer, Cancer, Genetics, Laboratory Medicine

Gene Screenings Hold Disease Clues, but Unexplained Anomalies Often Raise Fears

February 9, 2021

Many genetic findings are ambiguous, leaving doctors uncertain about whether a particular variant is truly dangerous.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Public Health

No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing – they show a surging pandemic

November 23, 2020

Rather than being an artifact of changes in testing policy, the rise in cases reflects ongoing transmission and serious illness.

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington

Patients admitted to hospital with higher COVID-19 levels more likely to die in next 30 days, UW study finds

November 16, 2020

Patients who had already made antibodies against the virus on admission tended to have lower virus levels and may do better, the findings suggest..

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.

September 2, 2020

The lack of consistent asymptomatic testing guidelines means that from state to state, county to county, a hodgepodge of strategies are being used.

Electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19
Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Public Health

Despite recent CDC advice, Washington state recommends COVID-19 testing of close contacts

August 26, 2020

People with symptoms of COVID-19 or who have had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 should make testing their first priority.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

Controversial Antigen Tests Could Be Key to Defeating COVID-19

August 26, 2020

Many say rapid result tests could help fix the nation’s COVID-19 testing shortage — a problem that has hobbled public health efforts to control the virus.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

Pooled COVID-19 testing: What is it?

July 2, 2020

Group testing for coronavirus – called pooled testing – could be the fastest and cheapest way to increase screening nationwide

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles

June 22, 2020

Washington state, an epicenter of the first outbreak of the virus, got more than 76,000 Fillakit vials from FEMA. None could be used.

Breast Cancer, Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington

At-home screening for ovarian, breast cancers is effective, UW-led study finds

May 27, 2020

The results indicate that at-home testing is a viable option for women to find out whether they have a propensity for these cancers.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Public Health

When should you get tested for COVID-19? How do you get tested?

May 13, 2020

Seattle & King County public health officials recommend that anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or close contact with someone who has COVID-19 be tested right away.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington

How scientists use the SARS-CoV-2 genome to track the virus

April 29, 2020

The coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists track where it’s been

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Public Health

What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More Importantly, What They Can’t

April 28, 2020

Coronavirus antibody studies and what they allegedly show have triggered fierce debates. Here Caroline Chen provides some clarity around these crucial surveys.

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine

Washington State to Buy 1M Chinese Test Swabs in Bid to Reopen

April 23, 2020

If Washington closes the deal, it will mark the second time this week that a state has gone outside the United States to procure testing supplies the federal government has been unable or unwilling to provide.

Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Public Health

Analysis: The Real Tragedy Of Not Having Enough COVID-19 Tests

April 13, 2020

Knowing the result of a test allows rational individual decisions.

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