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As a medical-scientific society, the DGKL represents the interests of colleagues in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in Germany, Europe and the world.
The mission statement of the DGKL
The DGKL sees the health, well-being and care of patients as its driving force and top priority. The members of the DGKL guarantee fast, precise and reliable laboratory diagnostics, which form the basis for correct diagnoses, sustainable prevention and successful treatments. In the spirit of modern medicine, the members of the DGKL are fully committed to scientific progress and continuous further development of the specialist discipline, thereby guaranteeing scientific excellence. With its expertise and its national and international network, the DGKL makes a significant contribution to maintaining and continuously developing the standards of care and quality in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine.
German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine e. V.
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The Health and Medical University (HMU) in Potsdam will accept the first students in its new, admission-free...
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The first interim report of the project Evaluation of the Consumer Cannabis Act (EKOCAN) shows that the legalization...
German Cancer Aid calls for better aftercare for breast cancer survivors
With around 71,000 new cases every year, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in Germany. Thanks to medical...
Prediabetes: Blood sugar levels more important than body weight
An analysis of a comprehensive study from Tübingen shows that people with prediabetes can reduce their risk of type 2...
Protective mechanism enables cancer cells to survive under mechanical pressure
Researchers at the Cluster of Excellence CIBSS - Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies at the...
ASKED: MRI – When radiology refuses treatment
The radiologie.zentrum.nordharz in Goslar refused MedLabPortal editor and journalist Marita Vollborn a medically...
