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  • Illumina, Labcorp Expand Collaboration, Develop New IVD Tests

    Diagnostics World | Illumina and Labcorp today announced an expanded collaboration to develop applications of next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions across the healthcare ecosystem. Projects are expected to include distributed cancer biomarker test offerings; generating evidence to facilitate payer coverage; and developing new tests to address areas of unmet need.

    Mar 18, 2026

  • Simple Blood Test Predicts Survival Based on Causal Biomarkers

    Diagnostics World | Aging has increasingly been viewed as a modifiable target for therapeutic intervention, an encouraging idea that was recently reaffirmed with the development of a simple blood test for predicting survival. The biomarkers being measured include five piwi-interacting RNAs, together with high density lipoprotein particle number and the ability to do instrumental activities of daily living, such as the ability to independently shop and do housework.

    Mar 17, 2026

  • Droplet Biosciences Turns Post-Op Waste Into Life-Saving Data

    Diagnostics World |Droplet Bioscience’s validated clinical test analyzes post-surgical lymphatic fluid for circulating tumor DNA. In a process sped up by NVIDIA Parabricks, the test can provide adjuvant-informing results in about a week.

    Mar 11, 2026

  • The GLP-1 Era: It’s More Than Just Weight

    Diagnostics World News | The healthcare industry has a weight problem—a weight bias problem, according to Ashley Koff, RD, founder of The Better Nutrition Program. During her plenary keynote at February’s Integrative Healthcare Symposium, Koff addressed the urgent need to rethink approaches to weight, metabolic health, and the use of GLP-1 medications.

    Mar 10, 2026

  • Rethinking Long COVID: Targeting Root Causes First

    Diagnostics World News | At February’s Integrative Healthcare Symposium, Dr. George Schatz urged clinicians to rethink how they evaluate long COVID. For patients who still struggle with long-term fatigue, brain fog, palpitations, and sleep disruption, he proposed a diagnostics-first framework that prioritizes mechanism over labels.

    Mar 5, 2026

  • Blood Test Suggests if Gallstones Could Progress to Cancer

    Diagnostics World News | The vast number and diversity of chemicals that exist in the natural world represent both the cause of and solution to all the world’s problems. As such, they are foundational, high-stakes agents irrespective of the biological system—be they comprised of plants, microorganisms, or human beings.

    Mar 4, 2026

  • Epigenetic Instability Metric Could Aid Early Cancer Detection Efforts

    Diagnostics World News | The quest to marry different DNA methylation technologies for the purpose of early cancer detection has been ongoing for several decades now. Among the recent breakthroughs is an “epigenetic instability index” (EII) measuring the randomness of methylation rather than just consistent, fixed changes.

    Mar 3, 2026

  • Sanofi’s New CEO, PacBio, iHope Collaboration, Astoriom Further Expands in North America

    Diagnostics World News | Sanofi appoints Belén Garijo as chief executive officer; PacBio collaborates with iHope; Astoriom acquires Precision Stability Storage, expanding its sample management capabilities in the U.S.; and more.

    Feb 26, 2026

  • Follow the Money: Personalized Therapy for Colorectal Cancer, Methyl-Copying PCR Platform, More

    Diagnostics World News | Neogap Therapeutics advances their ongoing clinical study for personalized therapy for advanced colorectal cancer; Syndex Bio introduced its proprietary mcPCR (methyl-copying PCR) platform; and more.

    Feb 25, 2026