Laboratory Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

Laboratory Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

Technologic innovations have substantially improved the productivity of clinical laboratories, but the services provided by clinical laboratories are increasingly becoming commoditized. We reflect on how current developments may affect the future of laboratory medicine and how to deal with these changes. We argue that to be prepared for the future, clinical laboratories should enhance efficienc...

Aerospace medicine: challenges and opportunities.

Islam; Challenges and Opportunities

Undoubtedly Islamic Revolution of Iran has been the source of Islamic awakening in the middle-east. Therefore Islamic Republic of Iran plays the role of an example and a director of political developments in the region. Islamic awakening in Arab countries has been able to question the dominant discourse of dictators in the middle-east region and topple their regimes. These developments include ...

Immunosensors: technology and opportunities in laboratory medicine.

An immunosensor is a device comprising an antigen or antibody species coupled to a signal transducer, which detects the binding of the complementary species. An indirect immunosensor uses a separate labeled species that is detected after binding by, e.g., fluorescence or luminescence (i.e., a heterogeneous immunoassay). A direct device detects the binding by a change in potential difference, cu...

Complementary and alternative medicine: opportunities and challenges.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has emerged as a significant sector within the health care industry as patient demand has increased, as the number and diversity of providers has grown, and as more providers deliver evidence-based CAM modalities to patients. The challenges confronting health care organizations that offer CAM are both similar and dissimilar to organizations that do n...