By Brittany Mullen, MLS (ASCP)CM
In today's society, we are faced with an overload of health myths, science hype, and pseudoscientific noise. At Tuesday morning’s inspiring plenary session, titled “Infodemic! Is Misinformation Killing Us?,” Professor Timothy Caulfield, CM, LLM, FRSC, FCAHS, from the University of Alberta, critically examined the widespread misinformation affecting our opinions and policies on health, wellbeing, and biomedical research, and issued a compelling call to action.
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By Anu S. Maharjan, PhD, DABCC
Syndromic and multiplex panels are changing the way clinicians diagnose patients with infectious diseases. These tests can amplify genetic targets and deliver results with high sensitivity and specificity, with minimal turnaround time. In this world of molecular diagnostics, how does serology stand the test of time?