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Media Alert: Update on NFL COVID-19 Testing

“On August 22, BioReference Laboratories reported an elevated number of positive COVID-19 PCR test results for NFL players and personnel at multiple clubs. The NFL immediately took necessary actions to ensure the safety of the players and personnel. Our investigation indicated that these were most likely false positive results, caused by an isolated contamination during […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Expands Contract With Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Include All Plans and Products

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., August 18, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories Inc., an OPKO Health Company, is pleased to announce it is now in-network with all Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) products, including its Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Medicaid lines of business. The contract includes BioReference’s subsidiary GeneDx, Inc., a full service genetics […]

NBA extends community testing program as part of 2019-20 Season Restart in Orlando

NBA NEW YORK – The NBA announced today a new community testing program providing thousands of no-cost COVID-19 PCR tests in Orlando, Fla. and team markets nationwide.  The program, which is a part of NBA Together, the league’s global community and social engagement campaign that aims to support, engage, educate and inspire youth, families and fans […]

Company Testing NBA Players In Bubble Seeks ‘Greater Good’

Forbes The company testing NBA players in the Orlando bubble is tackling a unique logistical challenge in order to facilitate a “greater good,” according to the man in charge of testing NBA players to ensure they are not positive for COVID-19. Bio-Reference Laboratories has about 100 people working inside and outside of the NBA bubble […]

BioReference Labs says it will conduct coronavirus testing for all 32 NFL teams

CNBC The NFL has selected BioReference Laboratories, a private diagnostics company, to handle coronavirus testing for the entire league this year, Executive Chairman Dr. Jon Cohen told CNBC’s Jim Cramer Monday. “I am not going to discuss the specifics of our relationship right now with the NFL,” he said in an interview on “Mad Money.” “I will […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories to Provide COVID-19 Testing for National Basketball Association Players and Employees

BioReference initiates COVID-19 testing for all National Basketball Association players and referees, as well as team and league staff for its season restart in Orlando on July 30 ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 13, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), will provide COVID-19 testing oversight for the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) players […]

Major League Soccer Chooses OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories to Provide COVID-19 Testing for Players and Employees

BioReference initiates COVID-19 testing for all Major League Soccer players, match officials, and Club and League employees participating in the MLS is Back Tournament MLS will support COVID-19 antibody testing for the Orlando community utilizing BioReference’s community collection program ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 09, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), will […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Reports Results of COVID-19 Testing for Almost One Quarter of a Million Nursing Home and Live-in Facility Employees

Based on internal data, 29% of nursing home employees tested positive for antibodies Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, BioReference has performed 222,000 COVID-19 PCR and 3,500 antibody tests in over 350 facilities ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), today announced the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR […]

COVID-19 antibody testing site opens in Doral as Florida cases hit record-breaking high

Fox News Miami (WSVN) MIAMI (WSVN) – A COVID-19 antibody testing site has opened in Doral on the same day the Florida Department of Health reported a record-breaking total of cases for the state. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez addressed the uptick in new reported cases in a video message posted on Thursday. “Now, with the virus spreading […]

Is Population-Scale Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Feasible?

360Dx NEW YORK – As the US looks to restart its economy following the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, scientists and policymakers are exploring how communities might return to somewhat more normal work and social lives without sparking a repeat of the recent outbreak. A pair of high-profile groups, one associated with non-profit organization […]