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ARUP Laboratories will play a key role in a CDC-funded project that aims to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection in hospital emergency department workers nationwide.

ARUP Laboratories today announced the launch of its new test for the novel coronavirus. ARUP will start COVID-19 testing on March 12, 2020.

A comprehensive new Trace and Toxic Elements resource available free to the public at arupconsult.com offers expert laboratory testing information about 18 common elements, from iron to zinc.

ARUP has experienced zero losses of specimens—including nucleic acid from DNA—sent in the laboratory’s specially designed carrier, the Paraffin Tissue and Extracted Nucleic Acid Transport Kit.

Recreational genetic testing is becoming increasingly popular. Should it matter that physicians or genetic counselors are not part of the equation in how consumers interact with these tests?

To help clients stay on top of changes reported in the Hotline, several ARUP in-house teams collaborated to create a new Hotline History field.

While slowing down a woman’s biological clock remains as futile as turning back time, reproductive medicine is finding a way to peer inside the clock to gauge just how fast it is ticking.

Confusion about lab test accuracy is not uncommon, even among medical professionals. Much of it stems from a misunderstanding of the relationship between sensitivity and specificity.

It is silent, but sometimes present. When exposed, a child can be anemic or hyperactive, have a lower IQ or even hearing problems.

ARUP Laboratories will now have faster turnaround time on particle-cholesterol testing, having recently moved its test in-house.