Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2024
Blood tests are booming as a way to diagnose a variety of diseases.
This year, the FDA approved two blood tests to detect colon cancer, a blood test was developed to diagnose Alzheimer’s, and a blood test was found to accurately predict cardiovascular events in women up to 30 years in advance.
More health systems and private companies are exploring the possibilities of blood tests this year.
Blood tests
Here are some of the recent news around blood tests Becker’s has covered in the past year:
- A single blood test was found to predict cardiovascular events in women over a 30-year period.
- Swedish researchers found a blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with a 91% accuracy — about...