There’s new progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. About 1 in 9 US seniors has Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, which slowly impairs memory, thinking skills and the ability ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ...

Is it three steps forward one step back for blood tests? At the 18th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease, held December 1–4 in San Diego, new data on the FDA-approved Fujirebio Lumipulse plasma ...

Standard workplace drug tests are unlikely to detect Ozempic, since semaglutide controlled substances. While routine urine tests usually don’t reveal Ozempic, specialized blood tests can detect the ...

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