Modern Healthcare

Shortage of COVID-19 sample collection tools will be short-lived, suppliers say

The latest bottleneck to rolling out diagnostic testing for COVID-19 has been a shortage of tools and equipment needed to collect and transport samples. Manufacturers of swabs and transport media say ...
TechCrunch

Updated FDA COVID-19 testing guidelines specifically disallow at-home sample collection

While a number of companies who currently offer at-home medical and health diagnostics had rushed to produce kits that would allow for self sample collection by people who passed a screening and ...
Pharmabiz

NABL issues Guidance document for medical labs to ensure quality of test samples at collection centres

The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has issued Guidance document for medical laboratories to ensure quality at the collection centres. The document ...
Mint

Centre plans overhaul of labs with strict sample collection, transport rules

New Delhi: The government is planning a massive overhaul in the functioning of the country’s 300,000 diagnostic laboratories to improve their service quality and reliability. The Directorate General ...