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The Government has tabled three amendments to the Health Bill aimed at modernising the legislative framework for the regulation of medicines and medical devices in the UK. The measures form part of a wider package of reforms that impact the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and will now be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

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Wrong diagnosis: the testing problem nobody wants to own

Kevin Moore looks at the causes and consequences of pre analytical errors in phlebotomy and asks how the problem can be addressed.

Precision studies: common mistakes, limitations and points of caution

In this third article in his series on statistics, Stephen MacDonald moves on to look at precision studies, focusing on issues such as their practical use, terms used, study design, and interpretation. Also included is a worked example and important take-home points for the reader.

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New LIAISON tuberculosis assay improves efficiency and productivity

Diasorin and QIAGEN have announced the launch of the new CE-marked LIAISON QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus II, a next-generation assay that redefines speed and throughput as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection on LIAISON analyser systems.

Menarini introduces Coyote FlashDetect PCR device range

Menarini has added Coyote FlashDetect PCR to its range of diagnostic solutions. These scalable rapid PCR devices will enable users to gain high quality results within 35 minutes.

QIAGEN unveils QIAsymphony Connect at AMP 2025

QIAGEN has launched QIAsymphony Connect, the next generation of its widely adopted automated nucleic acid purification platform, at the 2025 AMP (Association for Molecular Pathology) annual meeting.

ProtonDx's Dragonfly evaluated for identifying hidden malaria cases

A new study has shown that Dragonfly, a low-cost, rapid, molecular testing platform is successfully able to detect asymptomatic malaria infections.

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