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Auth0 and BioReference Laboratories Answer Patient Demand for Secure, Direct Access to Test Results

Leading laboratory testing provider seamlessly handles 25x volume increase in patient portal users during COVID-19 with Auth0 BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auth0, the identity platform for application teams, today announced that it is providing BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company and a leading provider of laboratory testing services in the U.S., with […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Launches Multiplex COVID-19 and Influenza A/B Test

New offering identifies COVID-19 and Influenza infections with a single sample ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., October 20, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), is now accepting specimens for a new multiplex COVID-19 and influenza test for use by healthcare providers, clinics and health systems throughout the United States, to aid in the […]

Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Every October, we are surrounded by a sea of pink to inspire hope and raise awareness of breast cancer. The month is dedicated to educating the public about breast cancer early detection, causes, prevention, treatment, support services and more. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in American […]

Get Educated and Get Screened During Prostate Cancer Awareness

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the risks of prostate cancer and encourage men to take control of their prostate health by getting their regular screenings. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers found in American men, second only to skin cancer. In 2020, the American Cancer […]

How To Succeed When You’ve Never Done The Job Before

Forbes Leading the third-largest COVID testing lab in the United States amid a pandemic, was not something Dr. Jon Cohen learned how to do in medical school. His career in healthcare administration and politics didn’t fully prepare him for this experience either. As Executive Chairman of BioReference Lab, Cohen had to apply a critical skill […]

Labs Struggled With Surge in Covid-Testing Demand; How One Made It Through

Wall Street Journal BioReference Labs shut down temporarily in July in a controversial move that helped it win new business and prepare for the coming flu season Technicians processed incoming Covid-19 tests at BioReference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, N.J. ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.—In early July, as coronavirus surged across the U.S., one of the nation’s biggest laboratories involved […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Launches Best-in-Class Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Assay

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., September 2, 2020 — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), along with its specialty oncology division, GenPath, today announced the launch of OnkoSight AdvancedTM, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay that enables revolutionary deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mutational profiling of tumor samples. OnkoSight AdvancedNGS testing provides targeted gene content that is aligned with the latest […]

School is Back in Session

After most schools were cancelled early last spring due to COVID-19, back to school season may be a little different this year. As you round up the notebooks and sharpen the pencils, and get the kids back to their regular classrooms, schedules and teachers, it’s also time to think about regular immunizations. Vaccination throughout childhood […]

Rite Aid Opens New COVID-19 Testing Sites in Michigan and Ohio

Rite Aid CAMP HILL, Pa. (July 29, 2020) – Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) continues to expand its no-charge COVID-19 testing service with the addition of six drive-through locations opening on July 30 in Michigan and Ohio, through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Like Rite Aid’s existing drive-through testing sites, […]