Clinical Chemistry Podcast
This free monthly podcast is offered by Clinical Chemistry. Clinical Chemistry is the leading forum for peer-reviewed, original research on innovative practices in today's clinical laboratory.
From Pooled Cohorts to PREVENT: A Perspective for Clinical Laboratorians
Ryan Pearce, Leslie J Donato, Vlad C Vasile, Allan S Jaffe, Jeffrey W Meeusen. From Pooled Cohorts to PREVENT: A Perspective for Clinical Laboratorians. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 7, July 2026, Pages 814–816. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag044
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in Immunocompetent Hosts: Opportunities for Increased Recognition and Timely Diagnosis
Anna C H Hoge, Thomas E Grys, Erin H Graf. Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in Immunocompetent Hosts: Opportunities for Increased Recognition and Timely Diagnosis. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 575–582. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf187
Audio Summary July 2026
DPYD Sequencing Identifies More Clinically Relevant Variants as Compared to Targeted Genotyping
Ann M Moyer, Emma Lundquist, Emily K Thoreson, Michelle L Kluge, Katrina E Kotzer, Elyse M Love, Heather L Glessner, Sarah K Arneson, Loralie J Langman, Linnea M Baudhuin, John Logan Black. DPYD Sequencing Identifies More Clinically Relevant Variants as Compared to Targeted Genotyping. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 662–669. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag007.
Universal Presence of Gene/Variant Nomenclature Errors in Journal Manuscript Submissions
Lisa A Lansdon, Binu Porath, Mari Mori, David T Miller, Diane Dunham Drexler, Catherine Wattenberg, Morgan Richardson, Robert D Steiner, Peter J Freeman. Universal Presence of Gene/Variant Nomenclature Errors in Journal Manuscript Submissions. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 652–661. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag010
Frameworks of Health Outcomes for Performance Specifications in Laboratory Medicine
Patrick M Bossuyt, Tze Ping Loh, Katy Bell, Sally Lord, Andrea R Horvath. Frameworks of Health Outcomes for Performance Specifications in Laboratory Medicine. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 546–553.Â
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag014
Fecal Microbiota Therapy: Clinical Laboratory Testing and Metabolomic Approaches for Donor Screening, Product Assessment, and Patient Monitoring
Grace Drew, Colleen S Kraft, Nirja Mehta. Fecal Microbiota Therapy: Clinical Laboratory Testing and Metabolomic Approaches for Donor Screening, Product Assessment, and Patient Monitoring. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 554–563. Â
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf156
Audio Summary June 2026
Diagnostic Value of Serum p-tau217 in Alzheimer Disease: Equal to Plasma in Levels and Clinical Utility?
Andrea L Benedet, Burak Arslan, Kubra Tan, Hanna Huber, Ilaria Pola, Guglielmo Di Molfetta, Hlin Kvartsberg, Anna Orduña Dolado, Shorena Janelidze, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Oskar Hansson, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Nicholas J Ashton. Diagnostic Value of Serum p-tau217 in Alzheimer Disease: Equal to Plasma in Levels and Clinical Utility? Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 303–315, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf162
Methods to Improve Confidence in the Accuracy of Molecular Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Denise M O'Sullivan, Gerwyn M Jones, Manca Zolnir-Dovc, Richard Phillips, Rejoice Arthur, Bariki Mtafya, Daniel Adon Mapamba, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Mei Mei Ho, Belinda Dagg, Sven O Friedrich, Francesca Colavita, Antonella Vulcano, Prince Asare, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Timothy D McHugh, Jim F Huggett. Methods to Improve Confidence in the Accuracy of Molecular Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 390–397. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf178
Audio Summary May 2026
Quantum Machine Learning and Data Re-Uploading: Evaluation on Benchmark and Laboratory Medicine Data Sets
Thomas J S Durant, Seung Joo Lee, Sarah N Dudgeon, Elizabeth Knight, Brent Nelson, H Patrick Young, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Wade L Schulz. Quantum Machine Learning and Data Re-Uploading: Evaluation on Benchmark and Laboratory Medicine Data Sets. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf192
Scientific Fraud at Scale: Challenges for Trust in Published Data
Preejith P Vachali, Adam J McShane. Scientific Fraud at Scale: Challenges for Trust in Published Data. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 518–519. Â
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag002
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)-Associated HIV Monitoring and Self-Testing
Yusheng Zhu, Jarrett Sell. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)-Associated HIV Monitoring and Self-Testing. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 439–450. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf155
Endogenous Lithium Levels and Alzheimer Disease
Raymond T Suhandynata, Elizabeth A Bevins, Imir G Metushi. Endogenous Lithium Levels and Alzheimer Disease. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 424–425. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf174
Audio Summary April 2026
PREEMPT'ing Overreliance on Peripheral Blood-Based ColoRectal Cancer Screening
David H Wang. PREEMPT'ing Overreliance on Peripheral Blood-Based ColoRectal Cancer Screening. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 328–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf137
A Turning Point for Lipoprotein(a) Treatment: Are Clinical Laboratories Ready?
Leslie J Donato. A Turning Point for Lipoprotein(a) Treatment: Are Clinical Laboratories Ready? Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 222–224. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf101
Audio Summary March 2026
Global IVD: Barriers, Trends, and Future
Min Yu, Zhen Zhao, Dennis J Dietzen, Damien Gruson, Jinjie Hu, Anthony A Killeen, Davide Manissero, Tahir S Pillay. Global IVD: Barriers, Trends, and Future. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf184
Uterus Transplantation—Current Evaluation, Monitoring, and Emerging Diagnostics
Andrew Jacques, Giuliano Testa, Massimo Mangiola, Liza Johannesson. Uterus Transplantation—Current Evaluation, Monitoring, and Emerging Diagnostics. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf143
Audio Summary February 2026
Unmet Clinical Needs and Remaining Challenges of Pregnancy Reference Intervals
Vilte E Barakauskas, Samantha Pawer, Wee-Shian Chan, Benjamin P Jung. Unmet Clinical Needs and Remaining Challenges of Pregnancy Reference Intervals. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 47–60. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf150
From Diagnosis to Delivery: A Look at the Continuing Gap in Maternal Testing
Callie Torres, Jeannie Kelly, Ann M Gronowski.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: A Look at the Continuing Gap in Maternal Testing.
Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 27–34,Â
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf109
Audio Summary January 2026
Per se driving under the influence of cannabis statutes and blood delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations following short-term cannabis abstinence
Robert L Fitzgerald, Anya Umlauf, Raymond T Suhandynata, David J Grelotti, Marilyn A Huestis, Kyle F Mastropietro, Igor Grant, Thomas D Marcotte. Per Se Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis Statutes and Blood Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Concentrations following Short-Term Cannabis Abstinence. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 12, December 2025, Pages 1225–1233. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf121
Regulatory Fragmentation in Europe and Its Risks for Patient Access and Safety: Subcontracting Work Flow Steps of In-House Diagnostic Procedures
Raymond Nistor-Gallo, Kurt Zatloukal, Karin Schwenoha. Regulatory Fragmentation in Europe and Its Risks for Patient Access and Safety: Subcontracting Work Flow Steps of In-House Diagnostic Procedures. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 12, December 2025, Pages 1202–1211. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf123
Transdermal GFR Signals a New Horizon in Renal Diagnostics
Vrajesh Pandya. Transdermal GFR Signals a New Horizon in Renal Diagnostics. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 12, December 2025, Pages 1281–1282. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf106
Modern Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Formulas Outperform Direct Methods in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia and Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Jeffrey W Meeusen, Xin Yi, Steven W Cotten, Jacob B Nielsen, Leslie J Donato, Patricia M Jones, Alagar R Muthukumar, Rafael Zubirán, Alan T Remaley, Jing Cao, Modern Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Formulas Outperform Direct Methods in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia and Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 11, November 2025, Pages 1138–1146, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf099
Audio Summary December 2025
Post-Translationally Modified Proteoforms as Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Use
Ruben Y Luo, Priscilla S W Yeung, Morgan W Mann, Lichao Zhang, Yifei K Yang, Andrew N Hoofnagle, Post-Translationally Modified Proteoforms as Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Use, Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 11, November 2025, Pages 1111–1124, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf094
Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence as a Support Tool for Clinical Decision-Making
Nicholas C Spies, Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence as a Support Tool for Clinical Decision-Making, Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, Issue 11, November 2025, Pages 1178–1179, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf084