Screening for the early detection of osteoarthritis
Screening for osteoarthritis should start in all dogs over five years of age, and routinely in high-risk breeds. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most commonly diagnosed…
Author: Randy Ringold, BSc, MT(ASCP), MBA
Randy Ringold, BSc, MT(ASCP), MBA, is a clinical chemist with over 35 years’ experience in in-vitro diagnostics. Randy has held senior positions in human healthcare companies like Baxter Healthcare and Quest Diagnostics before founding VDI Laboratory 12 years ago. He currently holds over 20 patents in both veterinary and human diagnostics and has peer-reviewed papers in the field of laboratory robotics, Vitamin D metabolism, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and cancer diagnostics.
Early cancer detection in the healthy dog
Cancer Risk Assessment allows for early detection of cancer and inflammation in dogs, resulting in better outcomes. Canine cancer is unfortunately a disease that can…