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The David Eccles School of Business at the U and University of Utah Health announce the start of Utah HERO, an undertaking that will begin with testing 10,000 Utahns across four counties.
In the six weeks since ARUP became the first clinical laboratory in Utah and one of the first in the U.S. to offer COVID-19 diagnostic testing, ARUP has performed more than 40,000 tests in Utah alone.
Julio Delgado, MD, MS, ARUP chief medical officer and director of laboratories, is the featured guest on the newest episode of “Silicon Slopes Live.” He discusses COVID-19 antibody testing.
Much of the attention surrounding COVID-19 laboratory testing has focused on two primary areas: viral detection to establish diagnosis and antibody testing to assess previous exposure.
Clinicians and patients always want to know they can trust the accuracy of lab test results. This has never been more true than it is now, given the attention on COVID-19 testing.
ARUP announced it will begin rolling out COVID-19 antibody testing nationwide by the end of this week. IgG antibody tests help detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
ARUP CEO Sherrie L. Perkins, MD, PhD, is the featured guest on the newest episode of “U Rising,” a podcast that introduces listeners to “people who are helping the U along its upward trajectory.”
Just a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare market is flush with COVID-19 laboratory testing platforms. This increase can make it challenging to critically evaluate COVID-19 tests.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ID Division has followed well-established protocols for respiratory specimens.
While most blood drives have been canceled, ARUP’s two blood donation centers have remained open. ARUP has seen donations increase as more people have sought ways to help.
