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6 days ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
Technology provides a great way to leverage existing resources as well as to fill in gaps where tasks can be automated.There are several key areas:Digital pathology / IMS solutions are already proving their impact in the ability to leverage significant efficiency gains with pathologists and in reducing turnaround times and fatigue in mundane tasks.
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6 days ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
July is my favorite month. When I think of summer, there are two primary things I love: sun and water. You really need water to enjoy summer…swimming, boating on a lake, watering the garden, bike riding along the river. It’s always been at the center of my family’s summer. Drinking water on hot days is also very important. It helps maintain a normal body temperature and blood pressure, flushes out toxins, and cushions our joints. Our July Continuing Education article is on diabetes mellitus.
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6 days ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B strep (GBS), is a Gram-positive colonizing bacterium that can cause life-threatening complications for newborns when it is passed to them from their mothers. This bacterium has been found in as many as 30 percent of healthy women,1 to whom it poses little danger.
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1 month ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
Leeya Pinder, MD: This was first time this conference has been held in the United States, instead of internationally, and it honed in more on the needs we have here. Clinicians, nurse practitioners, public health providers, patient advocates, and survivors were able to brainstorm on innovative ways to bring the science forward here.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
After a slight rebound in 2024 (3.99), healthcare employee engagement declined so far in 2025 (3.97), dropping 0.02 points on a five-point scale according to a Press Ganey report published April 23. Millennials and Gen Z report the lowest levels of engagement, with scores of 3.85 and 3.81, respectively—well below the national average of 3.97.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
Newborn screening (NBS) is a crucial public health program that tests infants shortly after birth for rare but serious genetic and metabolic disorders. Analyzing a dried blood spot (DBS) sample collected by a heel prick for various biomarkers allows for the detection of conditions like phenylketonuria (PKU), maple syrup urine disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and other inborn errors of metabolism before symptoms appear.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
In this issue, we are featuring the results of our State of the Industry Survey on Lab Management Best Practices. Thank you to all who responded to this survey. One of the primary issues in laboratory management is recruiting and retaining staff. We asked readers about their organizational benefits that are offered to retain and recruit staff.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
According to a meta-analysis published on April 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, poor communication is a major cause of patient safety incidents. Researchers at the University of Leicester reviewed 46 studies examining whether communication failures contributed to safety events — including adverse events, near misses, medical errors, and medication errors. The studies involved data from 67,826 patients across Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
This month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest occupational and wage statistics. The mean annual wages for 40 hospital jobs, in descending order, are listed below.
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2 months ago | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann
Yesterday, President Trump declared a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, which reached $1.2 trillion in 2024. In announcing what he has called reciprocal tariffs, his presidential action imposes a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, effective April 5, and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States beginning April 9.
