The Lab Report

The Lab Report


Latest Episodes

Home is where the care is: Exploring “Hospital at Home” programs
December 13, 2024

In this second episode of a series highlighting publications from the official journal of CSCC, Clinical Biochemistry, Dr. Junyan Shi discusses the innovative concept of Hospital at Home programs, h

Silent threats: Unmasking liver disease through a new blood test
October 18, 2024

In this episode, Drs. Mark Swain and Albert Tsui breaks down the basics of liver health and disease and explains the significant benefits of a new blood-based test for liver fibrosis called FIB4.

Sustainability in laboratory medicine
June 18, 2024

In this first episode of a new series highlighting publications from the official journal of CSCC, Clinical Biochemistry,Drs. Paola Galozzi and Daniela Basso discuss the importance of moving towards

How does health in space affect me?
May 21, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Annie Martin takes us through the Health Beyond Initiative within the Canadian Space Agency on the framework and advancements in astronautical health and how it applies to the gen

Normal here, normal there
March 07, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Mary Kathryn Bohn takes us the concept of harmonizing reference intervals and the efforts across Canadian laboratories to accomplish this for commonly ordered tests.

Celebrating women in clinical biochemistry
October 02, 2023

Following our previous 2-part series of Biochemistry, life and everything in between, we will have an annual tradition to interview current trainees and recent graduates of a clinical biochemistry f

Can this test prove that I have an allergy?
May 16, 2023

In this episode, Dr. Michelle Parker gives us the basics behind allergies and allergy testing as well as demystifying common misconceptions about these specialty laboratory tests.

Labs in the opioid epidemic – Part 3
April 03, 2023

In the final episode of this three-part series, Drs. Daniel Beriault and Sarah Delaney delve deeper into the nuances and challenges with offering a drug checking service and provide us perspective on

Labs in the opioid epidemic – Part 2
March 20, 2023

In this episode, Drs. Daniel Beriault and Sarah Delaney guides us through the principles and philosophy behind harm reduction programs and the necessity of drug checking services to such programs. Alt

Labs in the opioid epidemic – Part 1
January 16, 2023

We are starting the new year with another special two-part series on the role of the clinical laboratory in the ongoing opioid epidemic. In this episode, Drs. Josh Raizman, Penny Colbourne, and Dylan