Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP), PCR GPP Same Day Results for 14 of the Most Common Causes of Infectious Diarrhea  Improve patient outcomes, avoid needless…

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Panel What is UTI? Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is the general term for an infection occurring anywhere in the urinary system….

PROSTATE HEATH INDEX (phi) The Prostate Health Index (phi) is a calculation that uses a combination of three blood tests to produce a “phi score.”…

Parainfluenza Test | Platinum Diagnostic Lab If you or a loved one is suffering from the flu, upper or lower respiratory infections it can…

Cholesterol Test What is a Cholesterol Test? A cholesterol test is a type of blood test that will measure triglycerides and overall cholesterol, or…

Cancer Testing in Linden, NJ Our professional staff looks forward to partnering with your medical facility. Platinum Diagnostic Labs offers convenient appointments Monday through…

Reasonable Blood Testing | Platinum Diagnostic Lab There are many types of affordable blood tests available to reveal critical, and reliable, insight about an individual’s health….

Affordable Blood Testing There are many types of affordable blood tests available to give patients critical information about their health. Platinum Diagnostic Labs is…

COVID-19 Testing Inquiries For more information; please call 908.474.1004 extension 111 or please email [email protected] Interested in learning more about how you could begin testing your patients…

Lose Weight, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Researchers analyzed data from 15 studies that included a total of nearly 831,000 men, including nearly 52,000 who’d…

Treating Men for Age-related Low Testosterone The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently issued new guidelines on prescribing supplemental testosterone for men with age-related…

Influenza B Appears Early in Flu Season Influenza B – a strain of the influenza virus that usually appears late in the U.S. influenza…

U.S. Preparing for More 2019 Novel Coronavirus Cases The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts there will be more U.S. cases…

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to three physician-scientists for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt…

Osteoporosis What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become weak and are more likely to fracture or break. It is called…

September is National Cholesterol Education Month Children, young adults and older Americans can have high cholesterol. Learn how to prevent high cholesterol and know…

Sepsis What is sepsis? Sepsis is the body’s systemic inflammatory response to a bacterial infection. Sepsis is serious, overwhelming, and sometimes life-threatening. An infection…

Modified Lyme Disease Testing Process Improves Early Diagnosis The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the expanded use of four current Lyme disease…

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderly, is characterized by plaques and…

Resources for Lyme Disease for Healthcare Providers and Patients Below are some web resources that can help the healthcare professional stay informed, and inform…

Platinum Diagnostic Lab now offering a variety of genetic carrier screening panels Platinum Diagnostic Lab now offering a variety of genetic carrier screening panels….

A Cure For Hepatitis C? Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) shown to regenerate liver cells Summary Hepatitis C is notoriously difficult to treat with conventional drugs…

Hepatitis C Screening: Questions for the doctor It’s important for certain people to get tested for the hepatitis C virus. If you answer yes to…

Celiac Disease Screening Normally, your immune system attacks things like viruses and bacteria. If you have celiac disease, eating gluten makes your immune system…

Platinum Diagnostic Lab joins CareSource Health Plan Network Platinum Diagnostic Lab and CareSource have reached an agreement to provide quality access to health care…

Do Mouth Bacteria Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis? No one knows exactly what causes rheumatoid arthritis, but one theory is that bacteria in the mouth and…

Urinary Tract Infection Causes UTIs occur when bacteria enter and infect the urinary tract. UTIs can affect several parts of the urinary tract, but…

Platinum Diagnostic Lab Announces Establishment of Long-term Strategic Partnership with HealthFirst The partnership, just begun in September 2018, includes a wide range of programs…

2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine – First Ever Nobel Prize Awarded for Development of a Cancer Therapy | Cancer Testing from Platinum Diagnostic Lab…

Platinum Diagnostic Lab named “In Network” Provider by HealthFirst Platinum Diagnostic Labs has been selected by HealthFirst to be a contracted “in-network” laboratory provider….

Paying it Forward to Platinum Families We are happy to announce that today we have packed and sent out our last shipment to our…

Partnership of Platinum Diagnostic Lab with Hunterdon Health System Promises Will Upgrade the Delivery of Laboratory Services to the Region We are pleased to…

Understanding High Cholesterol Levels By Jasmine A. Stone High cholesterol levels are increasingly common in both men and women, with people of all ages…

A possible culprit in early heart attacks High blood levels of a fatty particle called lipoprotein(a) may explain some unexpected premature heart attacks. Have…

Platinum Diagnostic Lab collecting supplies, donations for Hurricane Florence victims Platinum Diagnostic Lab extends sympathy and support to our customers, employees impacted by natural…

BRCA1 and BRCA2: Genetic Test for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer BRCA gene mutation testing is a type of genetic test that checks for…

Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Should Consider Breast MRI Screening Women at high risk for breast cancer due to a genetic mutation…

A Natural H. Pylori Treatment If you’ve been diagnosed with a stomach ulcer, you may already know that stomach ulcers can be associated with…

6 Bladder Cancer Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore Bladder cancer doesn’t get the same publicity as breast, colon, lung or prostate cancer, but cancer of…

BRCA1 & BRCA2 Genes: Risk for Breast & Ovarian Cancer Are You at Risk for Ovarian Cancer?  Ovarian cancer is not the most common…

A New Complication of the H1N1 Flu Virus The H1N1 flu virus hasn’t proven to be as deadly as originally predicted, but certain subgroups…

Overview of Clinical Trials What is clinical research? Clinical trials are conducted to collect data regarding the safety and efficacy of new drug and…

Overview Of Prostate Cancer And Major Prostate Screening Tests Prostate is a small gland in human males, around the size of a walnut. It is…

What is Flow Cytometry? What is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a technology that is used to analyse the physical and chemical characteristics of…

Taking Aspirin Regularly May Reduce Death From Cancer (HealthDay News) — Regular aspirin use is associated with reduced mortality, mainly due to a lower…

24-Hour Urine Benefits Uncertain for Recurrent Kidney Stones (HealthDay News) — Despite guidelines, it has not been established whether all recurrent kidney stone formers…

New guidelines for prostate cancer screening If you’re a man between ages 55 to 69, one aspect of your medical care may have just…

Diabetes could cause up to 12% of US deaths The proportion of deaths attributable to diabetes in the US is as high as 12…

New York Drug Testing Laws and Regulations Important Bulletpoints  New York Drug Testing Law: There are many New York employers who demand drug testing…

Test for Hepatitis B Co-infection before Treating Hepatitis C with Certain Drugs, Experts Warn All patients diagnosed with hepatitis C and starting treatment with…

CDC: STD Rates in the US at Highest Level Ever Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, were at their…

Flu Season Hits Epidemic Levels Diagnostic testing is an important line of defense It’s awfully tempting to hide out indoors as the number of…

Flow Cytometry Principles By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD The basic principle of flow cytometry is the passage of cells in single file in front…

Diagnosing Flu How do I know if I have the flu? Your respiratory illness might be the flu if you have fever, cough, sore…

Test for Hepatitis B Co-infection before Treating Hepatitis C with Certain Drugs, Experts Warn All patients diagnosed with hepatitis C and starting treatment with…

CDC: STD Rates in the US at Highest Level Ever Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, were at their…

What You Need to Know About Cholesterol Cholesterol plays a vital role in your health, so it’s important to understand the different types of…

Get Ready for Spring Allergy Season Spring means longer days, picnics, and time outdoors. But if you or someone in your family has allergies,…

Testing for Food Allergies Think certain foods might be giving you or your child trouble? Allergy testing can help you figure out what’s going…

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test Test Overview A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test detects antibodies to HIV or the genetic material (DNA or RNA)…

Harvard expert urges caution for use of new prostate cancer test The FDA has approved a new kind of PSA test for prostate cancer….

Respiratory Virus PCR Panel in Linden, NJ If you are suffering with a respiratory illness, flu symptoms or another viral issue you may want…

Hormone Testing Hormone Testing Capabilities At Platinum Diagnostic Labs, we offer some of the most advanced hormone testing capabilities available. Being an FDA-approved and…

Bring on xTAG® GPP (Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel): Your Patients Will Thank You Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) is a multiplexed nucleic acid test intended for the…

Zika Virus Assays Authorized for Emergency Use On February 26, 2016, Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), decided that Zika virus…

xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel I Platinum Diagnostic Lab I Clinical Diagnostic TAG GPP is a nucleic acid test for the detection of multiple viral,…

Diarrhea Tests: xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) detects 14 common viruses, bacteria, and parasites that cause infectious diarrhea. Diarrheal disease…

New Prostate Cancer Blood Test Now Available Call Us to Order (877) 230-4777 Platinum Diagnostic Lab has announced national availability of the Prostate Health Index(phi)*, a simple,…

phi – Three Times Better than PSA for Prostate Cancer Detection. Call Us to Order (877) 230-4777 The benefits of phi The Prostate Health Index…

Hepatitis C Testing in NJ – Platinum Diagnostic Lab Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Test analyzes the most common HCV types and subtypes, which covers…

Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping in Linden NJ Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Test analyzes the most common HCV types and subtypes, which covers the vast…

Respiratory Virus Test | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Our respiratory virus tests can identify specific viruses and help provide a differential diagnosis of lower respiratory…

Flu Test in NJ The flu is a common illness that affects millions of people each year, yet most don’t ever get a flu…

Swine Flu H1N1 | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Just a few years ago the swine flu (H1N1) has getting national attention because of the serious…

Swine Flu H1N1 Tests | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Just a few years ago the swine flu (H1N1) has getting national attention because of the…

Influenza Test with Rapid Results | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Having the flu (influenza) is one of the most unpleasant experiences that people have to…

Influenza Test | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Having the flu (influenza) is one of the most unpleasant experiences that people have to go through in…

Influenza Testing | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Many people don’t realize that there is a high quality influenza testing laboratory right here in Linden, NJ….

RSV Test. Fast & Accurate Results | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Our RSV test can be performed here at our laboratory, which is located in…

Parainfluenza Virus Test | Platinum Diagnostic Lab Just about everyone has come down with the flu at least a few times in their lives….

Adenovirus Virus Test | Platinum Diagnostic Lab The adenovirus can cause some very serious illnesses in many people. This includes flulike illnesses, respiratory infections…

Drug Testing | Physician Lab Services Toxicology Testing Capabilities Platinum Diagnostic Labs is pleased to offer toxicology testing capabilities in our medical lab in Linden,…

Diabetic Testing What is Diabetic Testing? The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recommended that individuals at risk for or diagnosed with diabetes have their…

Nutritional Lab Testing Feel free to reach out to us by phone or visit our laboratory at your convenience, located at 1901 E Linden…

Endocrinology Testing The Purpose of Endocrinology Testing The endocrine system is responsible for coordinating and balancing all hormone levels throughout the body. Glands, organs…

Urine Testing Pre-Employment Urine Testing Accu Reference is pleased to offer a variety of customizable urine-testing capabilities spanning employer needs in our medical lab,…

Drug Testing Schedule Drug Testing for Employees It is easy to schedule drug testing at our laboratory in Linden, NJ. Platinum Diagnostic Labs can…

Blood Test for Cancer We are happy to provide cancer blood testing for various types so that you can make better clinical decisions for your patients….