Simple urine test could improve kidney transplant decisions and save hundreds more donor kidneys

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a simple urine test performed on deceased kidney donors ...

A new saliva test for endometriosis is in trials. What this and other new endo tests mean for you

It can take years for someone to be diagnosed with endometriosis. This can mean ongoing pain, repeated appointments, ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Simple Urine Test Could Improve Kidney Transplant Decisions and Save Hundreds More Donor Kidneys Each Year, Study Suggests

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a simple urine test performed on deceased kidney donors could help doctors make better transplant decisions, giving more people ...
American Hospital Association

FDA approves new Alzheimer’s blood test

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s by Roche and Eli Lilly, according to an ...

Another Alzheimer’s blood test gets OK from FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Roche and partner Eli Lilly’s blood test to help ​identify signs of Alzheimer ...
MPR News

Longtime Minnesota cannabis testing lab shuts down program following regulatory woes

Chemist Emily Hoffman holds up a vial with a dissolved cannabis-infused gummy inside a lab at Legend Technical Services in St. Paul on Oct. 7, 2025. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...
ABC Kcrg 9

COVID test lab owes Iowans more than $490k in settlement, Attorney General says

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowans will get a chunk of a $4.9 million multi-state settlement from a lab overcharging for COVID tests, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Wednesday. GS Labs was ...
SDxCentral

FCC bans another China-based ‘bad lab’

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to ban a China-based “bad lab” for providing false equipment test results, continuing the government agency’s push toward weeding out network ...
ABC 7 Chicago

After I-Team exposes DUI testing scandal, questions grow over who's holding labs accountable

Forensic science evidence can carry extra weight in the courtroom. For some accused, it can mean the difference between freedom or jail. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A prominent lab used by prosecutors for ...
RAPS

FDA warns device maker, contract testing lab for GMP violations

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cited a medical device manufacturer and a contract drug testing laboratory for violations of current good manufacturing practices (CGMP). Additionally, ...
U.S. News & World Report

CDC Pauses Dozens of Types of Lab Testing During Evaluation and in Wake of Downsizing

CDC Pauses Dozens of Types of Lab Testing During Evaluation and in Wake of Downsizing NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Report on UIC lab falls short in addressing allegedly flawed results in DUI cases: commission

The Illinois Forensic Science Commission issued strong statements and recommendations on Tuesday around an attorney-authored report issued last May by UIC. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Forensic ...