October 2026—In the never-ending search for new cancer biomarkers, there is always at least one new hopeful waiting in the wings, readying for a potential elevation (so to speak) to star status. Among the latest to generate buzz (at least in the form of oncologists asking about testing) are MTAP deletions. Could these be the latest to have a breakout role? There are many good reasons to think so, says Eric Vail, MD.
October 2026—Antibiotic resistance has changed dramatically. How laboratories detect antibiotic resistant infections and how patients are treated have not. “We treat patients with our best-guess drugs, and we make those guesses based on the types of infections we’re seeing in the patients we take care of and what our local antibiotic resistance rates look like,” says Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), M(ASCP).
October 2026—This conversation is part of a series of one-on-one virtual roundtables in which CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle speaks with representatives of a company to spotlight its laboratory solutions. He spoke on July 21 with Nick Fingland, PhD, PMP, senior director of R&D operations and science, BD, and Chris Farnsworth, PhD, D(ABCC), section head of clinical chemistry, WashU Medicine, and professor of pathology and immunology and of emergency medicine, Washington University. McGonnagle’s questions and their answers follow. The title of their talk: Where quality begins: the real impact of blood collection choices.
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October 2026—We have all heard the latest claims that the American Medical Association—and the medical specialties it represents—is misusing CPT codes to overpay physicians. Whether these statements come from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, members of Congress, or any other group, it’s no wonder we pathologists feel under attack.
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October 2026—Differential reviews, reference ranges, longitudinal data, AI, and information silos were front and center when CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle led a discussion online in early September about hematology analyzers and the needs of laboratories and clinicians.
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December 2024—Biofidelity announced the launch of its Aspyre Clinical Test for Lung for liquid biopsy samples. Using either a tissue or blood sample, the test detects somatic mutations from DNA and gene fusions from RNA within two days. “Currently, patients who are fortunate enough to receive molecular testing often have to wait weeks for the results, with many tests failing altogether,” Barnaby Balmforth, PhD, Biofidelity cofounder and CEO, said in a press statement. “Aspyre Clinical Test for Lung’s unmatched next-day turnaround time coupled with its best-in-class performance from tissue and blood and proven performance with challenging samples makes simplified genomic profiling via Aspyre a game-changer for patients and the clinicians treating them.”