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Robust verification

Dan Kelly, POCT Hub Lead at Spire Healthcare, looks at POCT verification processes, from equipment checks to reviewing decision levels and confirmatory testing in hub laboratories.

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Shattering creations: a short history of laboratory glassware

Specialist Biomedical Scientist Stephen Mortlock looks at the development of lab glassware, from early experiments and alchemy to the classic designs throughout the ages.

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External quality assessment

Rachel Marrington and Finlay MacKenzie with a practical guide to external quality assessment in clinical chemistry.

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Voyage through the colon: The rise of non-invasive diagnostics

Non-invasive testing has come a long way over recent decades. Here we look at a pioneering colon capsule endoscopy project that is underway and cast an eye over the history of this growing field.

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The Big Question: Modernising Scientific Careers

This month we ask: Modernising Scientific Careers was hoped to address skills shortages by standardising education and training pathways. How successful in this do you think it has been?

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Liquid biopsy evaluation

Researchers have received a $2.4m grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to validate a new blood test for the early detection of breast cancer.

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The adoption of home testing

IBMS Chief Executive David Wells on ensuring home testing is implemented in a safe, effective and ethical manner.

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The Lewis Blood Group System and Secretor Status

Malcolm Needs CSci FIBMS, formerly of the NHSBT, delves into the history and science of a notable blood group system.

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Raised serum ferritin

Honorary senior lecturer and consultant haematologist Dr Farooq A Wandroo and his colleagues ask, what is the clinical significance of a markedly elevated serum ferritin?

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Blood test for Alzheimer’s

Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US are working to develop a blood test that could accurately diagnose or even predict Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear.

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Clinical chemistry classics: tumour markers

This series on tumour markers concludes with a review of pioneering work in the development, analysis and clinical application of an important serum tumour marker – prostate specific antigen.

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