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AAB Proficiency Testing Service (PTS) is a leading healthcare informatics. We specialize in providing quality management testing programs used by medical labs.

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IBM Watson Reportedly Recommended Cancer Treatments That Were 'Unsafe and Incorrect' ow.ly/5BvH30l81JY
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Teen infected with hookworms could 'feel the worms moving in his body,' mom says ow.ly/b7dT30l81K0
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UNICEF warns of HIV crisis in teen girls, with 20 cases every hour ow.ly/alig30l81K1
Harvard, Stanford geneticists launch biotech to fight deadly bacteria ow.ly/W1GZ30l81K3
Apple Updates Its Mobile Health Apps, While Microsoft Shifts Its Focus to Artificial Intelligence. Both Will Transform Healthcare, But Which Will Impact Clinical Laboratories the Most? ow.ly/sMtb30l81K4
Kraft Heinz recalling cheese dip on botulism risk ow.ly/yI0m30l81K5
Zika’s power, destructive in fetuses, might be turned against tumors, scientists say ow.ly/SIIA30l81K6

Zika's power, destructive in fetuses, might be turned against tumors, scientists say

Zika can destroy brain cells in fetuses. Now scientists hope to harness that horrible potential as a weapon to fight cancer.

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Antibiotic-resistant infections appeared after surgery. Were they transmitted by leeches? ow.ly/oPuY30l81K7

Antibiotic-resistant infections appeared after surgery. Were they transmitted by leeches?

An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant infections that appeared in Iowa has been traced to medical leeches from France, highlighting how accidental contamination can resurface over 4,000 miles away.

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GlaxoSmithKline strikes $300 million deal with 23andMe for genetics-driven drug research ow.ly/oV3930l81K8

GlaxoSmithKline strikes $300 million deal with 23andMe for genetics-driven drug research 

The partnership is for four years but has an option to extend for an additional year. Funding and proceeds will be split equally.

cnbc.com
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Mosquitoes in 8 additional CT towns test positive for West Nile Virus ow.ly/GCdS30l81Ka
Over 200 salmonella infections linked to backyard chickens, CDC warns ow.ly/TPQc30l81Kc

Over 200 salmonella infections linked to backyard chickens, CDC warns

At least 212 cases of salmonella infections are linked to contact with backyard chickens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. At least 34 people have been hospitalized.

usatoday.com
Person dies after getting bacterial infection while fishing in Gulf waters ow.ly/1pa930l81Ke

Person dies after getting bacterial infection while fishing in Gulf waters

Health officials say the individual became infected with bacteria while wade fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

cbsnews.com
Louise Brown: World's first IVF baby's family archive unveiled ow.ly/GwLH30l81Kf

Louise Brown: World's first IVF baby's family archive unveiled

Hundreds of cards and letters were received by Louise Brown's family after her birth in July 1978.

bbc.co.uk
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Ritz Cracker Recall: Salmonella Fears for Several Products ow.ly/DKvl30l81Kk
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McDonald's salads sicken 163 in 10 states, put three in hospital ow.ly/deeN30l81Kl
New drug for recurring malaria ow.ly/aLb330l81Km

New drug for recurring malaria

A drug that can stop people getting recurrent bouts of malaria has been approved by regulators in the United States.

bbc.co.uk
New Insertable Cardiac Monitor Released by Abbott Laboratories Enables Patients to Share Collected Data with Anatomic Pathologists and Clinical Laboratories Through Bluetooth Enable Smartphones ow.ly/pAFn30l81Ko
Outrage in China over thousands of faulty vaccines for children ow.ly/acnU30l81Kp
China police probe vaccine maker after scandal sparks fury ow.ly/6AUY30l81Kq
LabCorp Confirms System Hit By 'New Variant' of Ransomware ow.ly/x7Iw30l81Kr

LabCorp Confirms System Hit By 'New Variant' of Ransomware

Labcorp confirms the company's diagnostics systems was under attack but not affected by a new variant of ransomware.

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