Current Challenges and Needs of Clinical Laboratories in the Asia–Pacific Region: A Cross-Country Assessment

Min Yu, Nam K Tran, Julie L V Shaw, Nicholas E Larkey, Nicole V Tolan, Andrew Szczembara, Leslie J Donato, Robert D Maynard, Adil I Khan. Benchmarking Institutional Support for Point-of-Care Testing Programs: Scale, Staffing, and Operational Challenges. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2026, Pages 1243–1254. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfag101

Glen L Hortin, Joseph Leonard, Claude Bassil. Potassium Reference Intervals: A Need for Separate Reference Intervals for Serum and Plasma. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2026, Pages 857–862. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfag029

Alejandro R Molinelli, Elizabeth L Palavecino, José C Jara-Aguirre, Kerry Cosby, Allison Targowski, Barbara M Goldsmith, Rosa Sierra-Amor, Juan D García, Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Eugenio H Zabaleta, Veronica I Luzzi, Jessica M Colón-Franco. Current State and Needs of Clinical Laboratories in Latin America: A Cross-Country Assessment. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2026, Pages 927–938. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfag019 

Anu S Maharjan, Y Victoria Zhang, Robert Rej, Lakshmi Ramanathan, Allison Targowski, Kerry Cosby, Tony C Badrick, Barbara M Goldsmith, Qing H Meng. Current Challenges and Needs of Clinical Laboratories in the Asia–Pacific Region: A Cross-Country Assessment. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2026, Pages 939–953. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfag020

Rebekah Goldblatt, Florencia Monge, Cory Hansen, Melissa M Budelier. Tacrolimus Assay Comparison: Analytical and Operational Considerations for Immunoassay vs Mass Spectrometry Testing in a High Volume Clinical Laboratory. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026, Pages 531–541. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf199

Kimberly Burgos Villar, Shelby M Hutcherson, Kazunori Murata. Immunotyping as an Alternative to Reducing Agents for Resolving Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Aggregates Observed on Immunofixation. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2026, Pages 345–349. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf182

Nga Yeung Tang, Carmen Gherasim, Lee Schroeder, Hsuan-Chieh Liao, Qian Sun. Assessment of Instrument-Specific Variation between Measured and Calculated Bicarbonate. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026, Pages 483–492.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf201

Tyler Cooke, Craig R Soderquist, Mahesh M Mansukhani, Susan J Hsiao. Ordering Practices and Utilization of a Next-Generation Sequencing Panel for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026, Pages 569–578.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf197

Michelle R Campbell, Kornelia Galior. An Overview of Allowable Total Error in the Clinical Laboratory. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2026, Pages 357–367. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf160 

Adetoun A Ejilemele, Ila R Singh. Toward Sustainable Clinical Chemistry: Waste Quantification and Reduction Strategies from Testing on 4 Commonly Used Automated Analyzers. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2026, Pages 213–224. https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf186