Do COVID-19 tests exaggerate the number of positive cases?
Claims that PCR tests run too many cycles have traction among skeptics, but don t address the complexities of testing 6:00 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
Research assistant Samantha Reiter sets up tissue cultures for COVID-19 testing on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Vyriad in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)
ROCHESTER, Minn. Fears that COVID-19 testing has exaggerated the number of infected people were discussed during a recent media call with scientists from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
Beginning last summer and re-emerging in January, skeptics have asserted that COVID-19 testing uses too many rounds of so-called amplification cycles while searching for viruses.
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Pathline Expands Medical Team, Appoints Three New Physicians
May 3, 2021 GMT
RAMSEY, N.J. (BUSINESS WIRE) May 3, 2021
Pathline, a leading provider of specialized anatomic pathology services, has expanded its team with a new Chief Medical Officer, Director of Hematopathology and Molecular Pathology and Senior Pathologist. The recently appointed physicians include:
Gregory S. Henderson, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.A.P., F.A.S.C.P. - Chief Medical Officer
Bevan Tandon, M.D. - Director of Hematopathology and Molecular Pathology
Douglas Charney, M.D. - Senior Pathologist
ASM joined partners in submitting the following request to Congress.
Dear Chairman Leahy, Vice Chairman Shelby, Chair Murray and Ranking Member Blunt
cc: Chair DeLauro, Ranking Member Granger and Ranking Member Cole:
We, the undersigned organizations, respectfully request that you provide $60 million for the Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill. The AMD program uses next generation sequencing (NGS) to bring the concept of precision medicine to bear for “precision public health.”
AMD gives us new tools to detect disease faster, identify outbreaks sooner, and protect people from emerging and evolving disease threats. It informs vaccine development, helps identify and track antimicrobial resistance and foodborne illness, and informs the development of diagnostics for new, existing and emerging diseases. AMD has played a
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