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At this time, there is no additional viral encephalitis form required. An acceptable submission to the Viral Encephalitis Laboratory consists of: The completed Infectious Diseases Requisition Form Correctly labeled and packaged specimens…

Welcome to the Interactive Genomics home page of the Wadsworth Center. This page contains links to genomic views of bacteria in which we display RNA profiling and ChIP-seq data mapped to reference genomes. RNA profiles include RNA-seq, transcription…

Amendments to New York State Public Health Law (PHL) effective September 24, 2002 provide a clinical laboratory holding a New York State clinical laboratory permit the option of offering certain laboratory tests directly to consumers, without…

Radon IndoorsRadon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas that can accumulate in enclosed places, such as a house. As radon moves through cracks in the soil, the gas can enter a house through cracks or other openings in the foundation and build…

Radon in Water Federal Guidelines and Proposed Regulations [collapse collapsed] Radon in Water Quiz Which is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. each year?  A) Radon in drinking water     C) Drunk driving B)…

Dr. Michele Caggana has been honored by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) for her leadership in improving laboratory screening of newborns for genetic disorders. Dr. Caggana, director of the Newborn Screening Program at the New…

A videoconferencing site will be available at: NYS DOH Wadsworth Center, Biggs Laboratory, Sturman Conference Room, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY. The Board solicits, receives and reviews applications for awards from the Breast Cancer…

The Protection Against Legionella regulation requires that all Legionella culture analyses be performed by a laboratory approved by the New York State Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) to perform such analyses.  …

Primary care physicians and nurse midwives, please join us for a discussion of why newborn screening is done, how the newborn screening system is organized and resources for families or providers. You'll find a link to register below (…

Primary care physicians, hospital staff, nurse midwives, please join us for a presentation on the newborn screening specimen collection process including collecting, shipping and tracking specimens.  You'll find a link to register below (…

Primary care physicians, hospital staff, specialists, newborn screening program staff, please join us for a presentation on the newborn screening laboratory considerations for improving timeliness in newborn screening.  You'll find a link…

Primary care physicians, join us for a presentation on the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment for newborn screen conditions. The presentation will include a discussion of gaps and barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment.  You'…

Families, Advocates, Primary Care Physicians, Hospital Staff, Newborn Screening Programs, please join us to hear from families impacted by a condition on the newborn screening panel as they discuss the importance of timeliness.  You'll find…

Newborn Screening Programs, Hospital Staff, please join us to hear from national experts on timeliness in newborn screening. The presentations will include a review of current efforts to improve timeliness.  You'll find a link to register…

Twenty-four years at the Wadsworth Center have given Keith Derbyshire, Ph.D., a career’s worth of MEMOs. Not the interoffice paper shuffle made obsolete by email and text messages, but a laboratory dedicated to MEMOs – Mobile Elements in…

Earlier this year, the Wadsworth Center became the first and only state public health laboratory in the nation to perform whole genome sequencing (WGS) of tuberculosis (TB) specimens. One case illustrates the enormous impact of WGS on TB testing…

A videoconferencing site will be available at:NYS DOH David Axelrod Institute, Auditorium AB, 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY.The Board solicits, receives, reviews and recommends applications for biomedical research awards.To attend this meeting…

Manufacturers seeking approval for alternative treatment technologies are required to obtain approval prior to using the technology in the field. The Evaluation Process for Approval of Alternative Regulated Medical Waste Treatment Systems…

Facilities that would like to use an approved alternative system to treat regulated medical waste are required to verify, through validation, that the system operates under parameters set by prior efficacy studies performed by the manufacturer of…

ChecklistsWaste Management Plan ChecklistAutoclave Installation ChecklistAlternative System Installation ChecklistGuidelinesEvaluation Process for the Approval of Alternative Regulated Medical Waste Treatment SystemsAlternative Regulated…