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New Genetic Mutation Discovery Sheds Light on Anemia Disease

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.

Utah Medical Center Project Echoes ARUP’s Lab Utilization Efforts

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.

Gwen McMillin stands in a laboratory.

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.

Four Million Views and Climbing: Why Is This Lab Test Directory So Popular?

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.

ARUP Consult Redesign Features Improved Navigation, Responsive Design

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.

A Microbiologist’s Approach to Identifying & Avoiding Food Poisoning

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.

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