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    I also took my ASCP exam in 1970. There were only two of us taking it in Bangor Maine. The proctor brought us each a cup of coffee from the cafeteria (no Dunkin or Starbucks back then). The proctor told us we had better start drinking coffee if we were ...

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    Once on a CAP inspection, I visited a hospital in the Southwest that had been hit extremely hard by COVID. The lab we visited had lost two of their scientists to COVID and they had a small memorial for them in the entrance of the lab. It was a lovely ...

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    Check out my invited Texas State University Newsroom explainer article - Six questions answered about the current cyclospora outbreak by a TXST microbiology and virology specialist. Cyclosporiasis cases have topped 1,000 across several states ...

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    I have loss co-workers that worked with me and those that have left the work force. It is hard to describe the hurt, that impacts your heart. The co-worker that worked with us, died of covid, and it was difficult. She didn't have family here in the ...

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    🏙️ You're moving to a brand-new city tomorrow. Once you've found a place to live and unpacked the essentials, what's the FIRST place you're looking for? ☕ A coffee shop? 🍕 Your go-to pizza spot? 📚 A bookstore? 🥾 Hiking trails? 💪 A ...