by Doug Bonness | Feb 16, 2022 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Health, Heart Disease, MD Heartpro, Viruses
If you’ve had even a mild case of COVID-19, you may have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems, according to a new study. From very early in the pandemic, doctors were vocal about SARS-CoV-2 being able to damage the heart and blood vessels. Since then, about...
by Doug Bonness | Feb 4, 2022 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, News, Next Generation Sequencing, Viruses
When the Omicron variant first began to spread throughout the US, Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS) identified one of the first cases in South Carolina through Next Generation Sequencing. Now, the laboratory is reporting their findings of one of the US’s...
by Doug Bonness | Jan 27, 2022 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Health, News, Viruses
Labs all Over the Country Battle Testing Delays Due to Omicron Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS) is proud to be back to our standard turnaround times of 24-48 hours. We have eliminated our backlog of tests and are now processing 95% of results in under 24...
by Doug Bonness | Jan 8, 2022 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, News, Uncategorized, Viruses
Premier Medical Laboratory Services, has recently reported a rapid increase in medical testing demands coming to their laboratory – The amount of COVID-19 tests alone being processed at their Greenville, SC facility has jumped 700% in the last two weeks. Much of this...
by Doug Bonness | Jan 4, 2022 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Next Generation Sequencing, Viruses
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has chosen Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS), a CLIA and COLA certified diagnostics laboratory, as a COVID-19 testing provider for NC state employees. As one of the largest labs in the nation,...
by Doug Bonness | Dec 21, 2021 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Viruses
Fox Carolina interviews Dr. Stewart Holt, Technical Director of Research and Development at PMLS, about our ability to sequence specimens Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS), headquartered in Greenville, SC, reports their findings that the Omicron variant is...