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Autoimmune diseases revisited: part 3

Is autoimmunity on the increase? Epidemiological evidence. Details of five autoimmune diseases are presented.

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Two decades of hHER2 testing

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Her2 breast cancer testing at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Senior Biomedical Scientist Mary Jones looks back over the past two decades.

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Advertorial: POCT accreditation for the UK’s largest blood gas service

Point-of-care testing (POCT) UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation is still in its infancy.

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Figuring out the threats: Problem-solving with genomics

As the COVID-19 enquiry continues to unpick the tangled threads of the pandemic response, little has been said about one of the most effective weapons against the SARS-Cov-2 virus – pathogen genomics.

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My Lab: Flow cytometry laboratory

Jaxon Moran and Emily Jones give a guided tour of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Beware of the dog bite

Principal Biomedical Scientist Advanced Practitioner in Morphology Nicki Lawrence looks at three case studies of patients who were bitten by dogs and developed a Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection.

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The impact of biomedical scientists on patient outcomes

Aimee Pinnington, Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Keele University, outlines the results of her study on the education, training and development pathways shaping the workforce to improve patient care.

Leaving the laboratory

Amiee Allen looks at navigating continuing professional development in non-conventional healthcare scientist roles.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Dr Arantza Portillo discusses the changing epidemiology of this tick-borne viral disease in Spain and looks at the future situation for the UK.

The great big biomedical science quiz of the year (scroll to the bottom for the answers)

To round off the year, our final cover feature for 2023 is a biomedical science quiz. Following are 10 rounds of questions set by the IBMS Specialist Advisory Panels, which are comprised of experts in their specialist areas who advise the IBMS on science and policy.

Supporting POCT in virtual wards

Ian Smith, Head of Laboratory and Clinical Trials at Veritie Group, looks at point-of-care testing and virtual wards in Oxfordshire.

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