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Jul 20, 2023, 14:33 ET AACC Releases Comprehensive Guidelines on Diabetes Testing to Improve Patient Care, Along with the American Diabetes Association

Today, AACC—in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA)—released evidence-based guidelines to help diagnose and manage patients...

Jun 29, 2023, 13:47 ET Clinical Chemistry Achieves Impact Factor of 9.3; Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine Debuts at 2.0

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce that...

Jun 28, 2023, 12:55 ET AACC and National Kidney Foundation Release Guidance to Combat Racial and Gender Inequalities in Chronic Kidney Disease Care

Today, AACC—in collaboration with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)—released guidance to reduce racial and gender disparities in the care of...

Jun 27, 2023, 10:40 ET AACC Elects New Leaders to Serve Terms Starting in August 2023

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce that...

May 24, 2023, 08:45 ET AACC Honors 2023 Award Winners for Advancing Laboratory Medicine and Patient Care

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce the...

May 04, 2023, 14:46 ET AACC Releases Guidance on Procalcitonin Testing to Improve Care for Patients with Bacterial Infections

AACC has issued expert guidance on clinical testing for procalcitonin, a blood marker that helps detect serious bacterial infections and sepsis. By...

Apr 25, 2023, 11:16 ET AACC Welcomes MaryAnne Elma as Chief Science and Policy Officer

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce that...

Apr 11, 2023, 14:13 ET Breaking Research That Could Improve Cardiac Care for Children Published in AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine

A first-of-its-kind study has established pediatric reference intervals for two common tests for cardiovascular disease. Published in AACC's The...

Mar 15, 2023, 12:35 ET A Novel Test Could Make Sure Newborns With a Serious Genetic Disease Get Essential Treatment

Scientists have developed a test that could greatly improve quality of life for infants with homocystinuria (HCU)—a congenital disease that, if not...

Mar 10, 2023, 13:02 ET AACC Urges HHS to Facilitate Clinical Data Sharing, Which Is Essential to Driving Healthcare Forward

A little known but major challenge facing modern medicine is a lack of interoperability—i.e., the ability to effectively share clinical data, and...

Mar 06, 2023, 12:14 ET New AACC Guidance Aims to Serve as a Roadmap for Healthcare Professionals Navigating Cervical Cancer Testing Options

With the goal of improving cervical cancer care, AACC has published a new guidance document with expert recommendations on detecting this cancer. The ...

Jan 04, 2023, 16:20 ET Data Analytics Could Prevent Testing Bottlenecks During Future Pandemics

Breaking research demonstrates the efficacy of two data analytics-based strategies that clinical labs employed to meet COVID-19 testing demands...

Jan 04, 2023, 16:06 ET Research That's Using Data Science to Revolutionize Patient Care Highlighted in the January Issue of AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine

In this special Data Science Issue, AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine highlights the groundbreaking work that laboratory medicine...

Dec 23, 2022, 14:39 ET AACC Statement on Excluding VALID from End of Year Legislative Package

Statement attributable to: Shannon Haymond, PhD President, American Association for Clinical Chemistry "AACC applauds the decision of the United...

Sep 30, 2022, 13:20 ET A New Urine Test Could Help Curtail the Use of the Latest Synthetic Cannabinoids to Enter the Drug Scene

A first-of-its-kind study published today in AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal shows that a novel drug test detects a new class of synthetic...

Sep 01, 2022, 14:08 ET AACC Releases Updated Guidance to Improve the Use of Point-of-Care Tests for Fertility and Reproductive Health

AACC has issued a new guidance document with expert recommendations for performing point-of-care tests for fertility and reproductive health. As the...

Jul 28, 2022, 11:32 ET Theranos Whistleblowers and Experts on Artificial Intelligence and Genomic Sequencing Draw Nearly 17,000 Attendees to the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

AACC welcomed thousands of medical professionals and healthcare leaders to the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo from July...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:30 ET Novel Research Sheds Light on Antibody Responses to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus and Vaccines

Two studies presented today at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo reveal how SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels vary among...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:30 ET Existing Drug Tests Can Detect Delta-8-THC--The Latest Cannabis Craze

As the cannabis derivative delta-8-THC grows in popularity, it's important for drug tests to be able to detect and differentiate it from...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:30 ET New Tests That Could Solve Persistent Challenges in Children's Healthcare Presented at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

A first-of-its-kind test could make it easier for newborns to get care for spinal muscular atrophy, a common genetic disease that is life-threatening ...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:30 ET Breaking Research Could Reduce Healthcare Disparities by Making Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment More Equitable

New research shows that removing a race modifier from a formula used to diagnose kidney disease could lead to more equitable care for Black patients. ...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:30 ET Innovative Smartphone and Artificial Intelligence-Based Tests Featured at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

Scientists have developed a cheap, convenient smartphone test for monitoring patients at risk for dangerous blood clots. Research demonstrating that...

Jul 26, 2022, 10:00 ET AACC Announces 2022 Corporate Supporter Award Recipients; Thanks Organizations for Their Invaluable Support

AACC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Top Corporate Supporter Awards. This year, AACC recognizes 35 different companies and...

Jul 24, 2022, 18:00 ET Artificial Intelligence in Personalized Medicine, Genomic Sequencing Advances, Human Brain Organogenesis, Building Trust with Patients, Guiding Patient Decisions with Mass Spectrometry, and Much More to Be Explored at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo

At the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, laboratory medicine experts will present the cutting-edge research and technology...

Jun 30, 2022, 11:08 ET Clinical Chemistry Impact Factor Rises to 12.167, the Highest in the History of the Journal

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce that...