The importance of test verification in public health laboratories
by Gynene Sullivan, manager, Communications, APHL With the changes to regulations regarding the development and dissemination of laboratory tests, there have been a myriad of…
testing methods
MERS-CoV: Why We Are Not Panicking
By Tyler Wolford, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, Public Health Preparedness and Response Program; and Stephanie Chester, Senior Specialist, Influenza Program, Infectious Disease Program, APHL By now you have…
What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?
As we face day three of the federal government shutdown, we are hearing more about the deeply felt impact on our federal partners. While we…
Two Siblings Born With Isovaleric Acidemia: One Caught by Newborn Screening, One Wasn’t
By Jana Monaco, Newborn Screening Parent Advocate With spring in the air, the temperatures are climbing, the famous cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom and…
Newborn Screening: Parents are the Best Advocates
By Thalia Wood, MPH, Specialist, NewSTEPs, APHL I came to the Association of Public Health Laboratories after 11 years as the Newborn Screening Program Manager…
World TB Day: What’s in a name?
By Will Murtaugh, Specialist, Infectious Diseases, TB Programs, APHL World TV Day, you say?! Sorry, unfortunately not. But since you’re here – let’s talk about World…
The Newest SuperBug: CRE
By Laura Iwig, Senior Specialist, Infectious Disease Program, APHL What is this new antibiotic-resistant superbug that is flooding the news streams these days? Nightmare bacteria? …
Anthrax in Minnesota? The Laboratory Response Network Springs Into Action
By Kara MacKeil, Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL Picture a small rural hospital in northern Minnesota. A man walks into the emergency…
Nanotechnology and Public Health: Part 2/2
By: Michael Heintz, Senior Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL This is the second in a two-part series on the implications of nanotechnologies on public health. See…
What We’re Reading — A Month of Blog Posts
As you probably know, this month has been both National Preparedness Month and Newborn Screening Awareness Month. And as you may have noticed, our blog…