The FDA said it has issued its first official green light for a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, adding that it can help reduce the need for invasive samples or expensive PET scans.

Across the world, there are many dangerous infectious diseases that have seen a spike in 2025. According to experts, these outbreaks are not random and are happening mostly because of shifting climate ...

The FDA said the results of the newly cleared blood test must be assessed in conjunction with other clinical information from a patient. “Alzheimer’s disease impacts too many people, more than ...

The Food and Drug Administration on May 16 said it cleared the first blood test for Alzheimer's disease. The blood test is for patients 55 and older who have signs and symptoms of the mind-robbing ...

Entire generations have barely encountered these diseases as high vaccination rates and intensive surveillance efforts have largely shielded the country from major outbreaks. “We were quite ...

KWONG: And a bike sensor that can help map safer routes. BARBER: And the connection between gum disease and heart problems. SUMMERS: Well, I mean, obviously we've got to start with these orange cats.

A revolutionary treatment for autoimmune diseases could be on the horizon. Twenty-four million to 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system mistakenly ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Ticks and the diseases they transmit are spreading in Kentucky. The latest research from the Kentucky Department for Public Health shows a drastic jump in the tick ...

The rare genetic disease kills 50% of babies diagnosed with it by early infancy. Just six months after a newborn at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was diagnosed with a rare and life ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made combating chronic disease a rallying cry as he looks to overhaul the health department and “Make America Healthy Again.” ...

GTA schools are reporting cases of a disease commonly known as “slapped cheek” syndrome — an infectious virus often appearing in school-age children. A recent letter posted on a door at a ...

N.I.H. restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize research into conditions that would benefit Americans. By Roni Caryn Rabin One of the studies threatened by a new administration ...