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Minimizing Preanalytical Errors in Capillary Blood Sample Collection and Handling

The specimen of choice that enables the collection of small blood volumes from neonatal or critically ill patients is a capillary blood specimen. This specimen type has gained favour with many ...

O’Ryan Health and Aura Genetics Expand At-Home Pediatric Testing for Rural Health Transformation Programs (RHTP)

Strategic partnership delivers scalable, CLIA-certified capillary blood testing to support rural Medicaid programs and ...
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Babson, BD Expand Strategic Partnership to Advance Diagnostic Blood Collection in New Care Settings

AUSTIN, Texas and FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Babson Diagnostics, a science-first, health care technology company, and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading ...
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New Finger Prick Blood Test Rivals Brain Scans for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Capillary blood tests measure p-tau217, GFAP, and NfL without strict temperature controls or immediate centrifugation. Primary care physicians currently have a diagnostic accuracy of ~61% for ...
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BD Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Potentially Transformative Fingertip Blood Collection Device

BD MiniDraw™ Capillary Blood Collection System Enables Lab-Quality Blood Testing from Less Invasive Method than Venous Collection in More Convenient Locations FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 7, 2023 ...