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Top Five Articles on 360Dx Last Week: UnitedHealthcare and Expanded Carrier Screening; and More
Last week, readers were most interested in a story about stricter enforcement by UnitedHealthcare of a policy deeming expanded screening medically unnecessary.
Roche Expands Partnership With CDC to Strengthen Lab Systems for HIV, Tuberculosis Testing
The organizations intend to increase laboratory human resource capacity building and support laboratory quality management systems.
White House COVID Dx Goals Potentially Feasible but More Funding, Coordination Needed, Experts Say
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The timelines the administration set this fall for ramping testing in the event of a health emergency are potentially doable but largely aspirational at the moment.
State labs and commercial companies see rising spinal muscular atrophy test volumes as screening programs launch in US states and European countries, among others.
CDC's COVID-19 Recommended Isolation Period Too Short, Study Suggests
The study included hundreds of student athletes who were fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and had received boosters if eligible.