BioReference Now Offers the Only FDA-Approved Dual-Stain Triage Test to Enhance Cervical Cancer Screenings

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CINtec® PLUS Cytology offered as a reflex test when cytology is NILM and HPV positive ELMWOOD PARK, NJ, February 9, 2023 – BioReference® Health LLC, one of the largest full-service specialty laboratories in the United States, announced today it will be one of the first commercial laboratories to use offer the CINtec® PLUS Cytology test from […]

Testing for Cervical Cancer: CINtec® PLUS Cytology

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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. However, each year in the United States, an estimated 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and 4,000 women die of this cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Screening tests and the HPV vaccine are the keys to prevention. When cervical cancer […]

RSV, Flu, & COVID-19: Get tested for early diagnosis and treatment

It’s not just flu season. It’s the flu, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) season. While the flu has been diminished for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, such as people staying home and wide-spread masking, experts suggest that this could lead to reduced population immunity.1 These factors can bring […]

Aspira Women’s Health, BioReference to distribute blood tests to detect the risk of ovarian malignancy

LabPulse.com Aspira Women’s Health on Wednesday announced a collaboration for ovarian cancer testing with Opko Health’s BioReference Laboratories. The firms will co-market and distribute Aspira’s Ova1Plus, which combines its U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared blood tests, Ova1 and Overa, to detect the risk of ovarian malignancy in women with adnexal masses prior to surgery. Under the […]

Aspira Women’s Health Announces Formal Launch of Co-Marketing and Distribution Collaboration with BioReference

Aspira Women’s Health Inc. OVA1Plus® now available to an expanded network of physicians, supporting patients nationwide AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aspira Women’s Health Inc. (“Aspira”), a bio-analytical based women’s health company focused on gynecologic disease, today announced the formal launch of its co-marketing and distribution collaboration with BioReference®, an OPKO Health […]

Women’s Health Highlight | SMA Awareness Month

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affects 1 per 8,000 to 10,000 people around the world, according to the National Library of Medicine.1 For SMA Awareness Month, we’re bringing attention to this genetic disorder by highlighting information about how the disease is inherited and the options for SMA testing during pregnancy or preconception. What Is SMA? Spinal […]

Heading Back to College? Study-Up on STI Prevention & Testing

If you’re packing up to head back to campus or are sending off a scholar – the start of a new semester is the perfect time to encourage sexual health education. Staying informed about the heightened risk for sexually transmitted infections that college students may face is an important factor in supporting sexual and overall […]

OPKO Health Announces Leadership Changes for BioReference Laboratories

OPKO Press Release MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK), a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, today announced that Jon R. Cohen, M.D., is retiring from his role as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioReference Laboratories and Senior Vice President and a Director of OPKO. He will remain as […]

Leading Healthcare Organizations Choose Qualtrics to Improve Patient Experience and Brand Loyalty

Qualtrics Press Release PROVO, Utah & SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), the leader and creator of the experience management category, today announced that dozens of leading healthcare organizations, including Banner Health, CHRISTUS Health and University of Missouri Health Care, selected Qualtrics solutions in the second quarter of 2022 to create phenomenal experiences for patients, members, caregivers […]