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Different Types of COVID-19 Tests: Antigen vs. Antibody vs. Molecular

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard about the importance of testing and how it can help slow the spread of the virus. From antigen to molecular to antibody, there are different types of COVID-19 tests out there, which can potentially cause some confusion. Which test – if any – is necessary for you, especially considering […]

COVID-19 Test After Vaccine: Do I Really Need One?

With multiple vaccines now available to protect adults and some minors against COVID-19, we’re closer than ever to bringing an end to this global pandemic. Being fully vaccinated doesn’t mean you no longer need to test for the coronavirus, though. Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend immunized people still take […]

Labs Preparing for Increase in POC, Home Testing Post-Pandemic

360Dx NEW YORK – COVID-19 has driven an uptick in healthcare delivery approaches like telemedicine and point-of-care, home, and direct-to-consumer testing, a shift that some observers believe could continue to accelerate even after the pandemic is over. Click here for full post on 360Dx website

Name of the NFL Draft game in Cleveland this year is safety

Cleveland 19 News CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – It is not the kind of safety you expect in football. But with NFL “Draft Days” here in Cleveland, and the draft being held in-person this year, safety is the name of the game to keep everyone healthy. The National Football League franchises plan to score big over […]

BioDiversity & Inclusion: myPerspective – Autism Acceptance Month

By Darlene, Night-Shift Supervisor In honor of April’s Autism Acceptance Month, Darlene, provides her perspective on living with autism as an adult and parenting a child on the spectrum. This Q&A format of BioDiversity & Inclusion: myPerspective represents our organization’s agility, inclusion and compassion for neurodiversity in the workplace. BioReference: What is Autism? Darlene: Autism […]

Celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals – April 18-24

It is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – the annual celebration of pathologists and the medical laboratory professionals who play a vital role in health care and patient advocacy. These past 14 months, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratory professionals around the world have been working extremely hard and deserve special recognition. At BioReference […]

Gestalt Diagnostics’ PathFlow Selected by BioReference Laboratories for Pathology Laboratory Business

SPOKANE, Wash., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Gestalt Diagnostics today announced, that BioReference Laboratories Inc., an OPKO Health company, has selected their digital pathology solution, PathFlow®, to support its pathology business. PathFlow is an enterprise software platform specifically designed to bring the benefits of digital workflow to pathologists and pathology laboratories. Under the agreement, Gestalt is partnering […]

BioReference Laboratories Expands COVID-19 School Testing Program

BioReference is currently testing students and staff from two of the five largest school districts in the nation and is prepared to rapidly expand COVID-19 school testing to other school districts across the country ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., March 26, 2021 — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today announced the expansion of its COVID-19 school […]

Celebrating Women’s History Month

By CristinaProduct Launch LeadTest Development and Integration In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, I would like to share the profile of a scientist who has inspired me recently. Someone that represents the value that women – women of color and women in STEM – contribute to society despite the innumerable challenges. […]

Caring for Your Kidneys

March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about kidney disease. What are the kidneys and what do they do? Kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage. Kidneys are a filtering system, which filter about 200 quarts of blood each day. They remove […]