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On Sept. 7, Quest Diagnostics announced its monkeypox test received emergency use authorization from the FDA for use by authorized labs. 

Quest Diagnostics announced July 13 that its molecular diagnostic test for the monkeypox virus is now available nationwide.

As the country moves toward normalcy, many people who have been infected, vaccinated or both, want to know their level of protection against a future variant, and whether it has waned over time. A test to gauge antibody levels can be a powerful tool to measure individual risk, but scientists warn that there is no magic number that guarantees you are fully protected.

Leaders from various sectors of health care discussed telehealth, nursing shortages, and workplace issues at the 11th annual Business of Health Care Conference held last week at the University of Miami and livestreamed to more than a thousand viewers.

Labs preparing for increase in POC, home testing post-pandemic Adam Bonislawski, 360Dx Dan DeLong for KHN A clinical lab technician at the UW Medicine Virology laboratory in Seattle processes patient samples for COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 has driven an uptick in healthcare delivery approaches like telemedicine and point-of-care, home, and direct-to-consumer testing, a shift that some observers believe could continue to accelerate even after the pandemic is over. It is a trend that has a potential downside for traditional labs as increased POC and DTC testing could cut into their bus...