You may have seen appeals by blood suppliers saying your donation can help save up to three (3) lives. I was recently asked how and whyView More
Category: Lab Blab
Stories and experiences of life in the medical laboratory.
Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Science
Introduction As a CLS/MLS, have you ever received a call from a doctor asking which test to order? You, as the technologist or supervisor, proceedView More
Current and Future Challenges of the Clinical Laboratory Workforce
We posted a blog back in May 2020 entitled Covid-19 Pandemic Helps Advocate Clinical Laboratory Professions. While the pandemic increased visibility, it also caused disruptionView More
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 1: Biosafety Introduction
Lab safety keeps you safe as a medical laboratory scientist, and it keeps your coworkers and families safe, too. Find out how!
Where Do We Go From Here? We Want YOUR Input!
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a very difficult year. Who would have thought that wearing a face mask everyplace we goView More
Blue-Green Crystals – of Death?
What are they? As laboratory professionals, one laboratory test we perform is a peripheral blood smear evaluation. We place a drop of patient blood on aView More
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
Have you ever had an “a-ha moment” when an event happens and your memory is immediately triggered to something you were taught many years prior?View More