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Jul 1, 2024 | 
myadlm.org | Jack Wu |Mls Cm |John Mills
Autoimmune neurology is a subspecialty of neurology that focuses on the interaction between the immune system and the nervous system. These autoimmune neurological disorders occur when the immune system misfires against components of the nervous system, leading to a range of diverse neurological symptoms and conditions. The immune system’s impact on the nervous system can manifest in numerous ways, affecting the central nervous system, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and neuromuscular junction.
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May 13, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hosting a webinar to discuss the final rule “Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests” (LDTs).
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May 8, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
The Medicare Board of Trustees published a fact sheet reporting on the financial situations of the Social Security and Medicare programs in 2024. Among the findings, the board stated that the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will have 5 more years than announced last year (until 2036) to pay all benefits.
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May 6, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Danielle Casey |Mls Cm |Shelley Slade
The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) including when the manufacturer of the IVD is a laboratory.
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May 2, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Danielle Casey |Mls Cm |Shelley Slade
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of healthcare decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. The FDA announced a final rule amending the FDA’s regulations to make explicit that IVDs are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) including when the manufacturer of the IVD is a laboratory.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann |Kara Nadeau |Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), launched a new Heat and Health Initiative to protect Americans from heat exposure. The new initiative has three resources, which combined give proactive actions people can take to protect themselves: stay cool; stay hydrated; know the symptoms.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Kara Nadeau |Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is revising the application and peer review process for grants that enable external institutions to recruit for research training fellowships. The revised approach for peer review of fellowship applications is designed to enhance participation from strong applicants at smaller schools, mentors relatively early in their careers, and well-qualified students with less-conventional academic backgrounds.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann |Kara Nadeau |Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
In this issue of Medical Laboratory Observer, we are sharing the results of our State of the Industry survey on Lab Management Best Practices. The survey results provide insights into best practices around controlling costs, optimizing contracts, capturing reimbursements, managing supplies, implementing technology solutions, navigating staffing shortages, and improving the quality and efficiency of testing. MLO has been conducting this survey with readers for several years now.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Christina Wichmann |Alex Mitchell |Stephen Bishop |Mls Cm
Pathology is facing an intensifying supply and demand challenge. The shortage of pathologists has been worsening for almost two decades now. Between 2007 and 2017, the pathologist population declined by 17.5%.1 A recent analysis demonstrated that hiring for pathologists is near an all-time high;2 meanwhile, the global cancer burden continues to increase.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
mlo-online.com | Kara Nadeau |Danielle Casey |Mls Cm
The results of the 2024 Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) State of the Industry (SOI) Survey on Lab Management Best Practices reveal how many lab professionals are turning to fundamental practices and priorities to make operational, clinical and financial improvements – from a focus on staff career development to strengthening supplier relationships.
