Society News Now – January 2023
Last chance to attend the 2023 ELMC2, new lab CE on Labucate.org, Ask Me Anything: A Day in the Life of a Laboratory Professional, and more. Last Chance to Attend the 2023 Emerging Laboratory Managers…
Society News Now
Society News Now – December 2022
Legislation Significant to Medical Laboratories, Introducing CDC OneLabTM, Register for the 2023 Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference, Submit Award Nominations, and more. Two Pieces of Legislation Significant to Medical Laboratories Could Pass this Month Watch…
Society News Now – November 2022
Participate in #StopLabCuts Advocacy, New ASCLS Choosing Wisely Recommendations, Registration Open for 2023 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference in New Orleans, Education & Research Fund Holiday Silent Auction, Free Webinar for ASCLS Members, Upcoming Events, and…
Convince Congress to Prevent Clinical Laboratory Revenue Cuts and Pass SALSA
We’re all had enough politics right now, but we have a small opportunity to have a potentially large impact on the financial environment for clinical laboratories in the United States. It will take swift, strong,…
News Briefs
ASCLS eNewsBytes
- New model shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time February 6, 2023A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of modeling to help understand disease spread and to provide valuable insights into disease prevention and […]
- Eye drops linked to US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak February 6, 2023U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sent a health alert to physicians, saying the outbreak includes at least 55 people in 12 states. One died. Disease investigators have linked the infections, […]
- Discovery of a circovirus involved in human hepatitis February 6, 2023Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1. Circoviruses are a family of small, highly resistant DNA viruses that were initially identified in 1974 in various animal species, where they can cause respiratory, renal, dermatological and reproductive problems. HCirV-1 is a novel virus that is distant from known animal […]
- The future of science: Humanity takes a front seat February 6, 2023Over the last few years, researchers saw breakthroughs and discoveries that scientists had only dreamed of. From the development of the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines to NASA crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid in a successful attempt to alter its orbit, clearly a lot can happen in a short period of time.
- Fears bird flu outbreak could spark human pandemic February 6, 2023The largest-ever bird flu outbreak is spilling over into mammals, including mink, bears, otters and foxes, as fears grow that the deadly virus could evolve and spark a human pandemic. The virus, formally known as the avian flu, has killed 208 million birds around the world. There have so far been at least 200 recorded […]