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Wizards ditch jerseys in team photo to make statement

The Undefeated  Washington players wore social justice T-shirts that read ‘Equality,’ ‘Justice’ or ‘Accountability’ instead of their team uniforms NBA team photos are typically boring, taken primarily for archival purposes at the end of the season to commemorate the team, and are rarely viewed afterward. And then there is the 2020-21 Washington Wizards team photo. […]

Name of the NFL Draft game in Cleveland this year is safety

Cleveland 19 News CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – It is not the kind of safety you expect in football. But with NFL “Draft Days” here in Cleveland, and the draft being held in-person this year, safety is the name of the game to keep everyone healthy. The National Football League franchises plan to score big over […]

BioReference Laboratories Expands Its Major League Sports Relationships with Addition of Major League Baseball

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., April 1, 2021 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today announced a COVID-19 testing agreement for players and staff, stadium employees and league staff for the 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.   Under the agreement with MLB, BioReference will provide on-site rapid PCR point-of-care COVID-19 testing to all […]

Celebrating Women’s History Month

By CristinaProduct Launch LeadTest Development and Integration In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, I would like to share the profile of a scientist who has inspired me recently. Someone that represents the value that women – women of color and women in STEM – contribute to society despite the innumerable challenges. […]

Caring for Your Kidneys

March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about kidney disease. What are the kidneys and what do they do? Kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage. Kidneys are a filtering system, which filter about 200 quarts of blood each day. They remove […]

A Call to Raise Awareness on Colorectal Cancer

Apart from skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S. for both men and women. With well over an estimate of 100,000 new cases for colon, and over 45,000 new cases for rectal cancer.* March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – an opportunity to educate about colon and rectum […]

BioDiversity & Inclusion: myPerspective – Black History Month

By Patrick, Sr. Sales Director BioReference is proud to introduce BioDiversity & Inclusion: myPerspective, featuring inspiring stories contributed by our employees. This month we celebrate Black History Month with a story about Dr. Ernest Everett Just, by Patrick. Impactful contributions by African-Americans are extremely vast, especially in the field of diagnostic medicine and science. There […]

State fares poorly on Covid safety in nationwide Wallethub study

Crain’s New York Business – Health Pulse Plus: Oscar launches IPO that could be worth $1.1B AdvantageCare opens Flushing gastroenterology office BioReference, New York Forward partner to offer more rapid tests In assessing Covid-19 vaccination, testing, hospitalization, death and transmission rates, New York came in 49th out of all the states and Washington, D.C., according […]

The Lab Powering Pandemic Sports

Axios BioReference Laboratories, Inc. has been a key cog in the sports-amid-a-pandemic machine, providing tailor-made, COVID-19 testing solutions for most major American sports leagues. What to know: Founded in 1981 and owned by parent company OPKO Health, BioReference is one of the largest full-service, specialty laboratories in the U.S., averaging 50-60,000 PCR tests per day. The […]