Clinical Innovations in Laboratory Medicine to Advance Diagnostic and Improve Patient Outcomes
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Laboratory Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: population health; laboratory operation; biomarker; cardiovascular disease; pediatric and maternal health
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2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
Interests: autoimmune diseases; infectious diseases; neurological inflammatory diseases; solid organ transplantation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laboratory testing guides the majority of clinical decisions, yet disparities in access to and the interpretation of diagnostics contribute to delays and misdiagnoses, particularly in underserved patient populations. These clinical gaps negatively affect patient outcomes and healthcare equity.
This Special Issue will focus on clinically relevant advances in laboratory medicine that enhance diagnostic accuracy, support personalized care, and address disparities in current healthcare system. Emphasis will be placed on innovations with measurable clinical impact.
We invite scholars to submit review articles, original research papers, and editorials that focus on topics such as validated diagnostics for diverse populations, near-patient testing in clinical settings, biomarker discovery with direct patient benefit, and studies demonstrating improved outcomes through laboratory innovation. The goal is to highlight how laboratory medicine directly advances equitable, high-quality patient care.
Dr. Jing Cao
Dr. Xin Yi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- health equity
- laboratory diagnostics
- near-patient testing
- diagnostic access
- underserved patient populations
- disparities in healthcare
- patient outcome
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