August 17, 2016

While most ticks don't carry diseases and most tick bites don't cause serious health problems, taking measures to avoid tick encounters should be taken seriously.

August 1, 2016


ARUP Consult Editorial Board members include (left to right): Fred Strathmann, Eszter Lazar-Molnar, Brian Jackson, Bo Hong, Alan Brown, and Reha Toydemir.

July 26, 2016

The difference between a blood sample and a lung tissue sample is significant. Until recently, this was not a choice for patients suspected of having a rare form of pulmonary hypertension.

July 18, 2016


Cancer screening is like fencing in an animal: the goal is to catch the cancer/animal in order to control it.

July 7, 2016

ARUP Laboratories announced that Edgar Braendle, MD, PhD, has been named CEO, effective August 16, 2016.

July 6, 2016


ARUP’s machine shop staff. From left to right: Dan Valdez, Shane Spensko, and Chance Spensko.

June 14, 2016


The top five, highest scoring, participants in the national 2016 Pipetting Challenge include Elaine Yang (0.09%), Laurie Henderson (0.06), Zachary Wilkey (

June 9, 2016

A recent study showed that an estimated 30% of all laboratory tests run across the healthcare continuum were unnecessary. That means roughly 2.1 billion unnecessary lab tests are performed each year.

May 27, 2016

ARUP Laboratories Medical Director Robert Schlaberg, MD, Dr Med, MPH, will be the Principal Investigator for a project to help decrease the high mortality rate of children with infectious diseases.

May 17, 2016

Doctors need easy access to testing guidance, nudges toward evidence-based testing, and professional feedback when they deviate from recommended patterns.

May 9, 2016

Diagnostic testing isn’t the only service ARUP provides worldwide; it has built a growing educational resource, specifically designed for students in the medical laboratory sciences.