Inside the Lab

D-amino acid levels may reveal which CKD patients are at greatest risk of progression

Lab medicine saves lives every day in humanitarian crises – why does nobody talk about it?

What is actually going on in the mind when the decision-making process goes awry?

Microscope portability doesn't always mean a compromise in image quality

How can pathologists explore the uncharted territory of diagnostic error disclosure?

Advances in genomics are thrilling, but tumors aren't just bundles of genetic information

Noninvasive 3D modeling of damaged hearts can predict and prevent future arrhythmias

Deubiquitinating enzyme USP14 may predict endometrial cancer recurrence

We can argue about how many diagnostic errors happen each year, but we can’t deny that there are too many of them. And when one of those errors is ours, denial is especially inappropriate – but how many of us feel comfortable about a confessional with the patient? In the first installment of a two-part feature, we examine the difficulties around disclosure and communication of diagnostic errors.

Financial and personnel considerations for bringing mass spectrometry into the clinical laboratory