The revised S3 guideline on prostate cancer, published by the Oncology Guideline Program and funded by German Cancer...
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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.
Alt-Moabit 96a
10559 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 394 054-16
geschaeftsstelle(at)dgkl.de
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For the first time in Germany, a haemophilia B patient has been treated outside of a trial with the gene therapy...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the "Roundtable on Proactive Health at 1.5°C" in Geneva, in collaboration...
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Maike Sander elected as new member of the EMBO
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ICON research center inaugurated at the Großhadern campus
The new research center "Interfaculty Center for Endocrine and Cardiovascular Disease Network Modelling and Clinical...
North Rhine Medical Association warns of impending shortage of doctors
Medical care in the North Rhine region is facing major challenges: A significant proportion of doctors in the...
DGÄPC calls for legal regulation of aesthetic plastic treatments
The increasing demand for aesthetic plastic surgery and treatments in Germany is leading to growing problems in the...
