Blood Test for Cancer Hits Roadblock
A Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection Sparks Debate A new ‘liquid biopsy’ detects bits of DNA common in several cancers, though critics...
New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care
A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to...
Industry Urged to Standardize Tube-stopper Colors
The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) is urging companies that manufacture blood collection tubes...
Researchers develop automated venipuncture device that automates phlebotomy procedure
A new medical device has been developed that will provide phlebotomists and clinicians with a technology to enable blood drawing accuracy...
The future phlebotomist?
Meet your new blood-drawing, needle-wielding robot phlebotomist Drawing blood should be a routine procedure. Unfortunately complications...
Good News for Clinical Labs and Phlebotomists: Safety-engineered Devices Reduce Needlestick Injuries
Hospital studies consistently show safety-engineered devices reduce needlestick injuries Plebotomists and safety managers in clinical...
