Day: February 27, 2025

Human cells and tissues must be vigorously tested for contamination from infectious pathogens.  Seems like a common sense approach to easily avoid spread of infectious diseases. But not every collection, processing, and storage site for human tissue follows this simple screening step for their operations. A Sperm Bank in California got a Warning Letter for … Read more

As the new LDT rules get reviewed by the courts, a new study points to another concern with LDTs; the extreme social media promotion of these tests. Are these tests improperly promoted on social media leading to their overuse and overdiagnosis? How do those concerns play into the regulatory concerns raised by the FDA in … Read more