March 2, 2016 |
New Genetic Mutation Discovery Sheds Light on Anemia Disease Using whole exome sequencing, Rong Mao, MD, and Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, MD, PhD, discovered a new genetic mutation on the PIEZ01 gene linked to hemolytic anemia with autosomal dominant inheritance. |
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February 22, 2016 |
Utah Medical Center Project Echoes ARUP’s Lab Utilization Efforts A recent quality improvement project conducted at the University of Utah Medical Center (published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine) shows how to cut down on unnecessary laboratory tests. |
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February 9, 2016 |
Advancing Precision Medicine Through Pharmacogenetics: Updated Test Prevents Adverse Drug Reactions Adverse drug reactions cause more than 700,000 ER visits each year, with some 120,000 patients needing to be hospitalized for further treatment, according to the CDC. |
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February 4, 2016 |
Four Million Views and Climbing: Why Is This Lab Test Directory So Popular? Gateway provides a centralized online location that allows clients to access all their tests, making it easier for clinicians, phlebotomists, and lab personnel to find the information they need. |
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February 1, 2016 |
ARUP Consult Redesign Features Improved Navigation, Responsive Design ARUP’s Decision Support Team spent more than a year redesigning Consult, a laboratory testing reference tool, making it easier to navigate and use regardless of the platform. This involved entering more than 280 topics and related content, including 4,000 references. ARUP Consult, ARUP Laboratories’ award-winning online laboratory test selection tool, has undergone its first major redesign since its introduction nearly 10 years ago. |
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January 26, 2016 |
A Microbiologist’s Approach to Identifying & Avoiding Food Poisoning Chipotle is in the midst of a restaurant’s nightmare, as it contends with the consequences of three major foodborne outbreaks this past year involving the pathogens Salmonella, E. coli, and norovirus. |