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How many times have you heard “Keep your resume to one page”? Well, if you believed it then you definitely ...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the healthcare sector and it’s impact is already having ...
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Volunteering your time in today’s world of burn out can feel like one more thing you don’t have time ...
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In 2010, I was featured in a local magazine for having a "double life" ( Westchester Magazine ). I worked ...
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We, histology laboratory professionals, through various actions behind histology—procedures and stains, ...
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Once upon a time, in a land far far away, (OK it was really 2012 in Milwaukee, WI) I decided to take ...
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Back in the 1700’s when Marie François Xavier Bicha, who is known as the father of modern histology, ...
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I was fortunate enough to be the recipient of the NSH Lee G. Luna Foreign Travel Scholarship in 2021, ...
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This is Part II of a two-part series on the evolution of multiplex methods. Read Part I . Using ...
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This is Part I of a two-part series on the evolution of multiplex methods. Over the last 5 years ...
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On a sunny day in Missouri, you might find Yongfu Wang, PhD, unwinding in his garden as he seeds, fertilizes, ...
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As we start the New Year, this is the time many of us reflect on what we want to achieve, and how we ...
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We, histology Laboratory professionals, have our own language that we use when we meet that no one knows ...
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Epoxy resins are used in conventional transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution light microscopy ...
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The most intimate form of recognition of another’s ability is to ask them for advice, and as a newer ...
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Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a useful tool in clinical diagnosis and used to localize specific antigens ...
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Anytime I hear a histotech talk about cutting nails it’s usually universally negative. It can be a battle ...
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Getting to Washington DC from Fort Worth, TX was a surreal experience. As a first timer, I was taken ...
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“Histotechs are neglected.” This was the emotional statement from Louie Cadao, Vice President of the ...
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In the Beginning…. The 1980s ushered in a persistent histologist shortage that created the foundation ...
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There are different embedding techniques utilized by histotechnology professionals, but no matter which ...
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During the 2022 NSH Convention in Reno, NSH had the opportunity to recognize the 2022 Award and Scholarship ...
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NSH is excited to continue its tradition of bringing you the leading voices of histology with three incredible ...
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As a proud member of the New York State Laboratory Leadership Consortium, consisting of senior laboratory ...
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Volunteering is often the first step towards active citizenship and can help strengthen people’s ownership ...
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What is Root Cause Analysis? I have been working in the histology profession for more than 40 years ...
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Today, immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an essential and routinely used ancillary tool in anatomic pathology ...
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable types of cancer. In 2020, it was estimated ...
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My histology lab onboarded polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for dermatomycosis a couple of years ago. ...
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You may have been advised in the past to contact your field applications specialist or sales rep when ...
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The Joint Commission established National Patient Safety Goals in 2002 to address patient safety in healthcare. ...
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As a former Program Director for a Histologic Science Program, I worked closely with students in the ...
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The Paradox of Clinical Students It’s a paradox histology lab supervisors are all too familiar with ...
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The ongoing pandemic, staffing shortages and the “Great Resignation” all highlight the importance of ...
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Over the years, I have encountered numerous techniques to soften and section nail specimens. This includes ...
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Dr. James B. McCormick – pathologist, scientist, inventor, educator, mentor, friend, and colleague! ...
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In the current atmosphere of workforce shortages and staff burnout, increasing efficiencies in the lab ...
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The National Society for Histotechnology has named Aubrey M.J. Wanner as its new CEO & Executive ...
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It is not news to anyone that in today’s world, we rely heavily on email as a primary form of communication ...
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It is extremely important to make sure your CAP Activity Menu is accurate and up to date. CAP standard ...
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I have been working in histology for over a decade, in various types of labs and settings. No matter ...
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Managing workflow within your lab has always been a difficult task, with many different competing priorities. ...
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The ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) recognizes the vital work of laboratory professionals in response ...
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In part 1 of this blog, I broke down some of the science behind the H&E and discussed a few of ...
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The beautiful color that the H&E stain produces is not random. We all know in histology, when staining, ...
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I’ve been involved in preparing for CAP inspections for over 20 years. Most of those years, I have been ...
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Aligning all the microtomes in your histology lab will increase your lab’s efficiency. You will immediately ...
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Advocacy for our profession is a true passion of mine. As a facilitator, I have worked with my team and ...
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My message today is short but sweet: Make sure your policy/procedure matches your practice regarding ...
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I hadn’t been to a doctor in a few (plus) years and developed a persistent, dry cough back in September. ...
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As our membership knows, histology and histopathology of biopsy samples are an integral part of disease ...
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If you have worked in a laboratory that processes dermatology specimens, you might be familiar with punch ...
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Histology laboratory for cancer analysis is being exercised in most parts of the world and is still in ...
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Microtomes are at the heart of histotechnology. We've blogged about them before, but not about how histology ...
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We've blogged about the histology workforce shortages and the Great Reassessment. Many hisotechs are ...
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The Modern Microwave versus the Traditional Tissue Processing Machine: Realize the Difference Tissue ...
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In a recent Histology Professionals Facebook post, a member posed this question to their group of peers, ...
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Since we published the first issue of the Journal of Histotechnology (JOH) in September 1977 ( https://www.nsh.org/about/overview/history-of-nsh ...
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It is no secret that hiring histotechnicians and histotechnologists is difficult at best and impossible ...
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Freida Loyce Carson . Encourager, friend, educator, colleague, a great and inspiring mentor! ...
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A histology manager for Roche, Andre Zamorano is the current Region VII Director on the NSH Board of ...
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Winter is arriving again, and in some parts of the world, with winter comes snowflakes. Those snowflakes ...
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Anatomic Pathology Laboratory is where cancer investigation is carried out. It is here, cytology and ...
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I shared in my previous post that histotechnology shortages have reached critical status and believe ...
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In a recent Histology Professionals Facebook post, a group member asked the question, “W hat is something ...
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There are several different classifications of silver stains a histologist can use in the lab. The silver ...
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Workforce shortages in the lab have reached critical status. During the 2021 Clinical Laboratory Legislative ...
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