Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive dementia associated with an incompletely characterized transmissible agent known as a prion. Although the infection in routine processing appears to be extremely low, cases of suspected and/or confirmed CJD requires special handling due to...
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Salary negotiation is a sensitive topic for both the employer and the job seeker. For example, say the pay range for a given position is $20-30 per hour. Most job seekers are hearing the job pays $30 per hour and the employer is thinking we are paying $20 per hour. So, the dance begins… ...
Those of us that gross are often called the eyes of the pathologists. This is because of how important it is to look carefully at all steps of the grossing process, and – believe it or not – some of the most important steps happen even before a specimen is grossed. Let’s take a close “look!” ...
You’ve probably seen at least one message from us (and by one we mean 10) that the 2023 NSH Convention is coming up in September. This is one of the most exciting events for the profession and this year we will be hosting 4 days of great education in the Charm City…Baltimore, MD. The convention...
As a 1967 high school graduate in rural South Dakota, interested in science and wanting a “job” where I could use a microscope, but without having to go to college (my parents couldn’t afford that), I enrolled in a 1 year program at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota where I learned...
One of the biggest challenges in any lab is compliance, and with the amount of regulations and rules we have to follow to ensure safe patient testing and keep our lab open, it can be overwhelming. One of the biggest hurdles is proficiency testing (PT). In the world of histology, these...
In the day-to-day work of a histotech, we are always troubleshooting--from processing to embedding, microtomy, special stains, or immunohistochemistry (IHC). We are constantly trying to fix or improve on something. I want to tell you about some tricks I have learned over the last 20 years...
"Quality is a choice. Choose to make it better.” – Ron Kaufman You make a million choices every day. The choice to hit the snooze button just one…more…time. The choice to eat a healthy meal or succumb to that all too accessible fast food option that is so heavily flaunted in front of you....
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Tissue microarrays (TMAs) are becoming increasingly popular in histology research and for use as a quality control method in both research and clinical labs. A TMA paraffin block is termed the “recipient block” as it contains cylindrical tissue cores from different “donor blocks.” The...
How many times have you heard “Keep your resume to one page”? Well, if you believed it then you definitely have heard it too many times and it’s a MYTH!! The purpose of the resume is to get you the interview. Ok, I admit, a resume that is too long probably won’t help your cause; conversely a...
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