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First blood test to detect ME may be closer to becoming reality

A potential blood test can distinguish ME/chronic fatigue syndrome with great accuracy, after years of medical uncertainty.
Becker's Hospital Review

Blood test for Alzheimer’s has 91% accuracy rate: Study

Swedish researchers found a blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with a 91% accuracy — about 20% higher than dementia specialists. The study, published July 28 in JAMA, used data from 1,213 ...

A Child Welfare Agency Doubted the Accuracy of Drug Tests Used in Court. The Testing Company Dodged Questions.

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Quanterix Launches High Accuracy p-Tau 217 Blood Biomarker Test to Aid Physician Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lucent Diagnostics, a diagnostics brand of Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), today announced expansion of its LucentAD product line with the addition of a high ...
Ars Technica

Swab, test, repeat: A 2nd rapid COVID test more than doubled result accuracy

To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a positive result can boost the accuracy of the result from 38 percent to 92 percent, according to a new ...