Clinical Chemistry Podcast

Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial

Luuk F P Giesen, Jeroen A Roest, Frederique M A Koopman, Martine M L Deckers, Helena Chon, Christian M Hackeng, Jurgen A Riedl, Michiel de Bruin, Brooke M Katzman, Warry van Gelder, Janne Cadamuro, Mads Nybo, Michael A Fouraux, Thijs C van Holten, Robert de Jonge. Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2026, Pages 845–856. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag029 [https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag029]

Exploring Sex-Specific High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Thresholds for Rule-Out of Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Ingar Ziad Restan, Yong Yong Tew, Ole-Thomas Steiro, Ziwen Li, Hilde L Tjora, Jørund Langørgen, Torbjørn Omland, Paul Collinson, Rune Bjørneklett, Kjell Vikenes, Trude Steinsvik, Øyvind Skadberg, Øistein R Mjelva, Alf Inge Larsen, Vernon V S Bonarjee, Nicholas L Mills, Kristin M Aakre. Exploring Sex-Specific High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Thresholds for Rule-Out of Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2026, Pages 868–879. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag030 [https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag030]

Simultaneous Prenatal cfDNA Screening of Aneuploidy, Recessive Single-Gene Conditions, and Fetomaternal Blood Compatibility

Juexiao Sherry Wang, C J Battey, Kyle Trettin, Ravi Patel, Anu Srinivasan, Janani Saikumar, Divya Kushnoor, Ben F Habermeyer, Sangita Ganesh, Nafei Xu, Nathaniel Friedrich, Summer Pierson, Helen Wan, Heather LaBreche, Genevieve M Gould, Dale Muzzey. Simultaneous Prenatal cfDNA Screening of Aneuploidy, Recessive Single-Gene Conditions, and Fetomaternal Blood Compatibility. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 679–691. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag005 [https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag005]

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 [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 [https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf187]