Included below are news stories posted to Lab Tests Online over the last three years.
CDC: Most People Who Have Prediabetes Don't Know It
May 9, 2013
CDC Reports Half a Million U.S. Kids Above New Threshold for Blood Lead Level
May 8, 2013
Study Finds Hormone is Useful for Predicting Success of in vitro Fertilization
April 25, 2013
Choosing Wisely Campaign Updates List of Questionable Tests
April 12, 2013
On the Horizon: Using Pap Tests to Screen for Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers
March 31, 2013
Medical Groups Release Joint Policy Statement on Genetic Testing in Kids
March 15, 2013
New Blood Test for Detecting Fetal Abnormalities Gaining Interest
February 22, 2013
Study Questions Necessity of Fasting Before Cholesterol and Other Lipid Tests
February 14, 2013
CDC: Not All Women Following New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening
February 1, 2013
Federal Task Force Now Advises More Screening for HIV and Hepatitis C
January 4, 2013
Study Finds Rapid Flu Tests Fairly Accurate, but Should Be Done Soon After Symptoms Appear
December 12, 2012
Manage Type 2 Diabetes with Personal Approach, say ADA and EASD
November 29, 2012
New Gout Guidelines Establish Target Uric Acid Level
November 16, 2012
ACOG Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Agree with ACS, Task Force
November 15, 2012
Fungal Meningitis Cases Linked to Injected Steroid
October 18, 2012
Study Finds Many Lab Tests Left Pending After Hospital Discharge
October 18, 2012
Hantavirus Infects At Least Nine Visitors to Yosemite this Summer
October 5, 2012
Experts Update Strep Throat Guidelines
October 3, 2012
Blood Type and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
September 24, 2012
Increase Seen in H3N2v Influenza, Infections Linked to Contact with Swine
September 10, 2012
U.S. Experiencing Rise in West Nile Virus
September 6, 2012
Lab Test for Doping Alerts Olympic Hopeful of Cancer
August 28, 2012
New CDC Reports Urge Age-Based Screening to Reduce Rising Tide of Hepatitis C Deaths among Baby-Boomer Generation
August 17, 2012
AMA Modifies Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening
August 10, 2012
CDC Announces Pilot Project for HIV Testing at Pharmacy Retail Clinics
August 10, 2012
Diagnosis of a Rare Blood Disorder for TV Anchor Robin Roberts and Death of Screenwriter Nora Ephron Brings Attention to MDS
July 18, 2012
New CDC Test Can Speed Up Diagnosis of Dengue Fever
July 12, 2012
Testing Critical to Reducing HIV, FDA Approves Test for Home Use
July 6, 2012
CDC Study Finds Low Rate of Chlamydia Screening Among Young Women
June 14, 2012
C. difficile Infections Remain High; Testing an Important Part of Prevention
May 31, 2012
A Guide to Navigating Genetic Testing
May 23, 2012
ASH Opposes Routine Testing of College Athletes for Sickle Cell Trait
May 18, 2012
Study Finds Leptin Test Could Improve Accuracy for Estimating Body Fat
May 4, 2012
Supreme Court Strikes Down Patent for Lab Test that Determines Drug Doses
May 3, 2012
Task Force and Other Health Organizations Revise Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
March 23, 2012
FDA Approves PCA3 Gene Test to Aid Decisions about Repeat Prostate Biopsies
March 23, 2012
Experts Recommend All Admitted to Hospital Have Blood Glucose Testing
March 23, 2012
New Report Focuses on Preventing Lead Exposure in Children, Advises Lower Limit for Blood Lead Levels
February 29, 2012
Testing Newborns for One Type of Bilirubin May Help Identify Serious Bile Duct Disease
February 9, 2012
On the Horizon: Blood Tests to Rapidly Rule out Heart Attack
January 30, 2012
New Study Finds No XMRV Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but Debate Continues
January 17, 2012
Pediatricians Endorse HIV Screening for All Teens Who Live in High Risk Areas
December 22, 2011
More Youths Need Cholesterol Screening, says AAP
December 22, 2011
Cases of Babesiosis on the Rise, Testing Proves Challenging
December 15, 2011
Listeriosis Outbreak: Labs Pinpoint Source of Illness
November 17, 2011
Beneficiaries of New Melanoma Drug Identified by Genetic Testing
October 28, 2011
Federal Task Force Advises Against Use of PSA Test for Screening
October 20, 2011
HHS Supports Screening Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease
October 7, 2011
New Rule Proposes to Put Lab Reports Directly in Hands of Patients
October 7, 2011
Out of Africa: Promising New Rapid Point-of-Care Technology
September 23, 2011
Together, Two Tests Better Predictors of Progression to Diabetes
September 8, 2011
The Endocrine Society Weighs in on Vitamin D
August 25, 2011
Trial Finds Ovarian Cancer Screening Method is Ineffective in Reducing Deaths
August 12, 2011
Study Finds PCR Saliva Tests Promising for Newborn CMV Screening
July 13, 2011
CRP May Have Role in Predicting Breast Cancer Outcomes
July 13, 2011
Biomarkers Incorporated into Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Criteria
July 5, 2011
Even Without Symptoms, Persons with Herpes Spread the Virus
June 23, 2011
Radiation Testing and Response
June 23, 2011
Toxin-producing E. coli Outbreak in Germany
June 8, 2011
FDA Approves First Test for Dengue Fever
May 20, 2011
PSA Velocity (PSAV) Leads to More Biopsies, Without Improving Prostate Cancer Detection, Study Finds
May 19, 2011
Whooping Cough Cases Continue to Rise
April 21, 2011
Study Shows Reduced Complications from Spina bifida Following in utero Surgery
April 7, 2011
WHO Advises Against Use of Inaccurate Serology Tests for TB
March 23, 2011
Studies Evaluate A1c for Diagnosing Diabetes
March 17, 2011
Lab Tests for Food Allergies Not Diagnostic by Themselves, say NIAID Guidelines
March 11, 2011
Advancements Being Made in Methods to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Treatment
February 25, 2011
Updated Guidelines for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
February 24, 2011
Use of A1c Point-of-Care Tests for Diabetes Screening Raises Concerns
February 11, 2011
Rapid TB Test Endorsed by WHO
January 31, 2011
Will Research Lead to Reliable Blood Test for Concussions?
January 24, 2011
Vitamin D and Calcium Levels Adequate for Most Americans, Report Says
January 24, 2011
XMRV Focus of Change in Blood Donor Policies
December 23, 2010
Targeting Iron Deficiencies, AAP Advises Screening All Infants and Toddlers
December 22, 2010
CDC Report Supports Expanded HIV Screening
December 16, 2010
Lab Tests Help Evaluate Men for Osteoporosis
December 2, 2010
CDC and FDA Issue Alerts for Point-of-Care Testing
November 18, 2010
Researchers Study Possible New Marker for Prostate Cancer
November 5, 2010
Iowa Egg Recalls: Anatomy of a Food-borne Illness
October 21, 2010
New Test Could Advance TB Diagnosis and Treatment
October 8, 2010
Unhealthy Lipid Levels in Young Adults
September 27, 2010
FDA Approves First Combined HIV Antibody and Antigen Test
September 10, 2010
CDC reports increased screening rates for colon cancer but not for breast cancer
September 1, 2010
Home-collection Testing for Sexually-transmitted Infections
August 25, 2010
Hepatitis B and C infections worldwide problems; rapid tests approved to help combat spread
August 12, 2010
Clostridium difficile Guidelines Address Testing Strategies
July 12, 2010
Panel Suggests New Criteria for Gestational Diabetes
July 2, 2010
Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Need Improvement
June 13, 2010
