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Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID-19 in children, older adults, and other vulnerable populations are on the rise and warrant laboratory testing to inform treatment.

January 19, 2023

Increased Respiratory Disease Incidence Warrants Laboratory Testing for Informed Medical Management

As respiratory viruses cocirculate this season, laboratory testing is increasingly essential to inform treatment of children, older adults, and other vulnerable populations.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith, BS(HCM), MLT(ASCP), senior healthcare consultant at ARUP Laboratories, is the author of a newly published article in Clinical Laboratory News that offers guidelines for creating strong governance structures to ensure sustainability of laboratory stewardship programs.

January 11, 2023

ARUP Senior Healthcare Consultant Offers Roadmap for Strong Stewardship Governance in New Article

Successful stewardship relies on good governance, and in a new article, ARUP Senior Healthcare Consultant Tony Smith details how labs can leverage their expertise to better meet stewardship goals.

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Medical laboratory professionals such as this pair at work at ARUP are in high demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that nearly 26,000 more of these highly trained specialists will be needed each year through 2030.

January 10, 2023

Advanced Practice Clinical Laboratory Training Center at ARUP Secures $3 Million in Federal Funding

Efforts to train more medical laboratory scientists have been greatly boosted by $3 million in federal funds for a clinical lab training center that ARUP will build with the University of Utah.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its blood donation guidelines to remove a former ban related to concern about variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) transmission.

January 9, 2023

Individuals Who Lived and Worked in Parts of Europe Now Eligible to Donate Blood

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidelines to allow individuals who lived or worked in the United Kingdom, France, or Ireland to donate blood and platelets.

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ARUP Consult®, a free source of laboratory testing information for clinicians, released several new and updated resources in December.

January 4, 2023

ARUP Consult Provides New Resources on Multiple Sclerosis, Minimal Residual Disease, and Mumps Virus

ARUP Consult, a free source of expert guidance in laboratory testing, has released new and updated educational resources for multiple sclerosis, minimal residual disease, and mumps virus.

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December 21, 2022

New ARUP Resource Simplifies Laboratory Testing Decisions for Clinicians Treating Multiple Sclerosis

A new ARUP Consult tool helps clarify the testing requirements for medication management when clinicians are treating patients with multiple sclerosis.

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