It’s outrageous to think that for almost all of modern medical history, virtually all medical tests have been done exclusively on males.

The commission adopted 22 TAC 206.16 with amendments to allow nucleic acid testing for hepatitis B, permit reliance on testing done by organ procurement organizations/eye banks/tissue banks or medical examiners under documentation standards, and clarified postmortem interval recordkeeping.

Experts emphasize hygiene practices and medical tests for personal health awareness.

This video documents my journey to find a neurosurgeon who takes my spina bifida seriously and my experience getting an MRI to monitor my spinal health. I discuss the process, from preparation to post...

Background: The Regional Medical Laboratory Center (RMLC) integrates laboratory departments from hospitals with different levels to optimize resource allocation, enhance testing efficiency, and promote the sharing of professional expertise. Despite these benefits, ensuring consistent quality control (QC) across the RMLC presents a significant challenge due to diverse equipment, procedures, and staff expertise levels. To address these challenges, this study provided an information tool called iLab, developed by Shenzhen Huikang Information Technology Co, Ltd, for managing internal quality control (IQC) and external quality assessment (EQA). Objective: This study aimed to develop and implement an integrated informatics platform managing IQC and EQA across RMLC. Methods: We integrated 4 software programs to manage IQC and EQA, laboratory information system (LIS) supplied by Shanghai Tengcheng Medical Tech-Info Co, Ltd; Quality Control Box (QCBOX) and Quality Control EQA Center (QCEC) provided by Bio-Rad Laboratories (Shanghai) Co, Ltd; and the iLab electronic recording system. The platform centralizes QC data processing, with QCBOX and QCEC handling operational workflows, while iLab oversees documentation, analytics, and approval processes. It was successfully deployed in August 2023 across a pilot network comprising 5 district hospitals, 1 central laboratory, and 4 community health stations in Shenzhen's Luohu District. Results: By leveraging the LIS-QCBOX data flow, the platform streamlined the entire IQC process, which incorporated interlaboratory comparisons and iLab-facilitated postanalysis management. Concurrently, EQA was enhanced through electronic documentation, multirule analysis of acceptable data, regional proficiency testing via QCEC, and measurement uncertainty (MU) estimation. By September 2025, the platform supported 114 users, integrating 133 instruments and 859 active QC items, and generated 2331 monthly IQC analysis reports, 340 EQA multirule analyses, and 289 MU reports. Comparative analysis revealed marked improvements in key metrics from 2023 (preimplementation) to 2024 (postimplementation): the IQC implementation rate rose from 97.79% to 99.87% (P

Background: Background: Visual judgment is susceptible to human errors, such as evaluation item errors and judgment time variations. Automated Urine Test Strip Colorimetric testing may be used by practitioners and small-scale medical check-up facilities…