IMPACT: Michigan Wolverines Secure JP Estrella—Chasing Juke Harris & Flory Bidunga, RELOAD Imminent

Michigan basketball lands transfer JP Estrella; Dusty May eyes more portal moves. Kyle Whittingham updates football roster ...

Smoking before a blood test? Here’s what it does to your results

Smoking leaves measurable changes in the body that show up in blood tests, including high cotinine levels, altered ...
Times-Georgian

Study examines whether dropping ESR tests actually lowers costs

Efforts to reduce unnecessary medical testing have led some hospitals to scale back the use of a decades-old inflammation test known as the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or ESR. But new research ...
The Korea Herald

Ordering Both ESR and CRP Lab Tests Could Save Hospitals Millions Per Year -- New Study Challenges Notion the Tests are Interchangeable

The $9.95 Million Question: Is ESR Worth Keeping? A new ALCOR Scientific sponsored peer-reviewed study published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research makes a powerful economic case for retaining ...
MarketWatch

(CNW) Ordering Both ESR and CRP Lab Tests Could Save Hospitals Millions Per Year -- New Study Challenges Notion the Tests are Interchangeable

The $9.95 Million Question: Is ESR Worth Keeping? Combining ESR with CRP reduces misdiagnoses and generates substantial net cost savings compared to ordering CRP alone. A new ALCOR Scientific ...