QuidelOrtho Science BYTES Podcast
Episodes
Understanding and addressing syphilis trends in the United States
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes addresses a public health paradox: while early-stage syphilis cases in the U.S. are declining, congeni...
Every minute matters: The power of high-sensitivity troponin
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features Dr. Lindy Carlstrom, Global Medical Affairs Manager for Acute Care, unpacking how high-sensit...
Blood Donor Awareness
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our 55th episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features Michelle Mullens, Global Portfolio Marketing Manager for Transfusion Medicine, diving into the ...
2025 Diagnostic Trends and Innovations
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 54th episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features Jonathan Siegrist, PhD, Executive Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Techno...
Don’t Wait for the Wake-Up Call
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 53rd episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features Dr. Qian Ding, MD, PhD, exploring why early detection of diabetes is a clinical and economic im...
The Power of informatics in Clinical Decision-Making
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 52nd episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features George Wierschem, Senior Global Product Manager – informatics, discussing how informatics is ...
Through the Shades of Illness, Testing Brings Clarity
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Terry O’Neil, President and Medical Director of Urgent Care Pros, discussing why testing is essential when symptoms overla...
Staying Vigilant Against Respiratory Illnesses This School Year
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 50th episode of QuidelOrtho Science Bytes features Dr. Jonathan Temte, a leading public health expert, discussing how schools, families, and healt...
How Urgent Diagnostic Testing Can Help Prevent Drug Overdose Deaths
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear a conversation with our own Vonda McAllister about the critical role of rapid diagnostic testing in helping prevent drug ...
Bloodlines: The Connection Between Blood Donation and Patient Health
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear a conversation with transfusion medicine expert Michelle Mullens about how blood donation underpins patient health and th...
Diagnostic Pathways to Women’s Health and Wellness
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear a conversation with three women's health experts about how early diagnostic testing is transforming care for heart diseas...
Beyond burnout: Key factors and strategies to solve the laboratory staffing crisis
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spotlight the essential yet often-overlooked role of medical laboratory technologists – the backbone of today’s healthcare. Wi...
Under attack: Sepsis and patient safety in the age of antibiotic resistance
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the growing threat of sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused by the body's overwhelming response to an infection. It explo...
Take heart: How Point-of-Care Cardiac Diagnostics Save Time and Lives
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll discuss the importance of cardiac testing at the point of care with two renowned experts on the topic, doctors Martin Than an...
Value of Metrics in the Laboratory Environment
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll explore how quality performance metrics are transforming clinical laboratory operations and why measuring the details – fro...
Preventing Rh Disease, the evolution from discovery to ongoing challenges
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rh disease remains a significant health challenge, particularly impacting expectant mothers and their newborns. In this episode of Science Bytes, Dr. ...
Spotlight on syphilis: Breaking the chain with early detection
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The syphilis epidemic in the U.S. is a growing public health crisis, with rates increasing by 76% from 2018 to 2022. Syphilis is preventable and curab...
She's not 'just tired': Exposing the hidden thyroid epidemic in women
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that women are 10 times more likely than men to develop a thyroid condition, yet often remain undiagnosed due to medical bias and lack of...
Identifying Lesion-Causing Viral Pathogens
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The World Health Organization estimates 3.7 billion people under age 50 (67%) globally have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, the main ca...
Hyperhemolysis Syndrome in the Patient With Sickle Cell Disease
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are at risk of developing multiple complications from transfusions, including alloimmunization to red blood cell an...
Sigma Metrics and the Value of Real World Evidence
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Six Sigma is a popular way to measure quality. Sigma metrics have been adapted for the clinical laboratory by incorporating observed accuracy, precisi...
A Comprehensive Discussion of Reference Intervals
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reference intervals (RIs) are a fundamental decision support tool used by clinicians and lab professionals to interpret laboratory reports and assess ...
The Surprising Benefits of Becoming a Repeat Blood Donor
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each year 4.5 million lives are saved by blood transfusions thanks to blood donations. More than 118 million units of blood are donated worldwide ever...
Managing Febrile Transfusion Reactions
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Transfusion reactions are adverse events associated with the transfusion of whole blood or one of its components. They range in severity from minor to...
Partial D Phenotype and Hemolytic Disease in Babies
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alloimmune hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) may occur when a pregnant woman has an antibody against an antigen on the fetal red cells...
The Role of IVD To Detect Thyroid Disorders and Ensure Proper Treatment
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
According to the American Thyroid Association, as many as 60 percent of those with a thyroid disorder are unaware of their condition, and women are 5 ...
How Are Blood Groups Discovered?
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fascinating history of the discovery of blood groups goes back to 1900 with the breakthrough that came when Dr. Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian scie...
The Evolving Cybersecurity Environment in Laboratories
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve. Health Care Companies Are the #1 Target for Cyberattacks and Data Breaches. The pace of the release o...
Diagnostic Testing for Type I/II Diabetes and Associated Complications
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
World Diabetes Day takes place each year in the month of November, created to raise awareness about the disease. Diabetes is a global health threat ...
Resolving Antibodies to High-Prevalence Antigens
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
High-prevalence antigens occur in greater than 99% of the population. Antibodies to high-prevalence antigens are rare and may be difficult to identify...
Understanding sepsis, its detection and treatment strategies
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sepsis occurs when the body’s immune system responds to an infection and injures its own tissues and organs. It is a medical emergency, requiring ea...
Key Learnings on Rare Blood Programs
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A rare donor program is a collaborative effort of many blood centers and/or hospitals to combine their rare donor resources to supply what they have t...
The Need for Safe and Reliable Blood Donations for the Sickle Cell Disease Population
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients, one of the most critical treatments is a blood transfusion. A blood transfusion is used to provide normal red b...
The importance of extended antigen typing in Transfusion Medicine
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Review the role of extended antigen typing or phenotyping in Transfusion Medicine. How this practice plays a significant role in the transfusion of si...
The Role of the Lab in Diagnosing and Monitoring Hepatitis C Virus Infection
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The World Health Organization estimated that during 2019, 58 million people worldwide were living with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which causes inflam...
Laboratory Investigations for Maternal Health Testing
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maternal health refers to the health of the women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive experience...
Diagnosing Chronic Kidney Disease
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that between 8 and 10% of the global adult population has some form of kidney damage. Early detection of kidney damage is critical. ...
Heart Failure and the role of NT-proBNP
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heart Failure (HF) is a common disease that affects an estimated global population of over 40 million. It is the most frequent cause of hospitalizatio...
Role of the Donation Screening Lab
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The need for a sufficient supply of safe blood is constant and globally there is an ongoing need for effective blood programs as they are critical to ...
Ensure safety with a Quality Certificate Program
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donor and product safety has improved significantly over the last decade as a consequence of the introduction of measures such as evidence-based blood...
The Role of the Lab in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes: A Physician’s Perspective
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Diabetes is a global health threat diabetes with the number of people living with diabetes continuing to rise. Diagnostic testing is one of the major ...
Key learnings from COVID-19 for the Labs with Dr. Arturo Casadevall
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has been already in our lives since late 2019 and the variants surge is rapidly increasing. Is there anything we can learn from ...
Automation is Possible for All Laboratories
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description: With increasing compliance requirements and resource challenges around the world, there is a growing need for the integration of digital ...
How to manage Partial D in donors and patients
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the success of our April episode, “Your Lab Journey With the Rh System and Weak D,” we continue the topic. Tune in for a conversation about ...
Are Process Excellence and Lean the same thing?
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Process Excellence is a proven way to cut costs, raise productivity, and improve service levels. PEx® combines the tools and methodologies of: ...
Overcoming the Challenges of Blood and Plasma Supply with Dr. Pampee Young
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. It is essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. Whether...
Key facts about antibody titers in transfusion medicine that you can’t miss!
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description: During this episode, Dr. Claudia Cohn will provide background on the role of antibody titers for diagnosis and monitoring performed in th...
Your Lab Journey with the Rh System and Weak D
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Discover the marvelous world of Rh D system’s complexity and why weak D is clinically relevant with Tony Casina. About our Speaker...
The Impact of Innovation in the Health Care System with Dr. Palani Palaniappan
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation can refer to something new or to a change made to an existing product, idea, or field. In this episode of Ortho Science Bytes let’s discu...
The Role of High Throughput Antigen SARS-CoV-2 Testing in a Large, Metropolitan Hospital System
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Discuss with the Vice-Chair and Medical Director of Pathology for a large, metropolitan hospital the challenges the lab is facing with the surging num...
Safety Measures for Blood Products for SARS-CoV-2
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description: There are several measures to ensure safety in blood products, and one of them is Pathogen Reduction Technology (PRT) which is used in so...
Is Sars-Cov-2 transmitted by blood transfusion?
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, be transmitted by blood transfusion? In this podcast episode, we will discuss with an Infectious Disea...
Do antibodies to COVID-19 disappear? A conversation with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Dr. Akiko Iwasaki discusses the type of immune response developed in a person with COVID-19 as well as the role of the antibo...
What We Know About COVID-19 and Immunity
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do antibodies really provide immunity against COVID-19? Are serological tests available today reliable enough to guide such critical decisions? In thi...
The Association Between Blood Type and COVID-19
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ortho Science BYTES, speaker Tony Casina reviews the history of the association between blood type and development of diseases and ...
Why Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19? In this episode of Ortho Science BYTES host, Matt Dawson discuss why COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma has been us...
You, a Blood Donor: Be part of 200 years of Transfusion Medicine’s History
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You, a Blood Donor: Be part of 200 years of Transfusion Medicine’s History In this short program, entitled "You, a Blood Donor: Be part of 200 ye...