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Blood test enables physicians to rule out Alzheimer’s disease in primary care
Blood test enables physicians to rule out Alzheimer’s disease in primary care
24 Jul 2026 byStephen Padilla

A blood-based biomarker (BBM) test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) allows primary care physicians to diagnose AD with the same precision as specialists, suggests a study presented at AAIC 2026.

Blood test enables physicians to rule out Alzheimer’s disease in primary care
24 Jul 2026
Older age, overweight raise risk of symptomatic VTE in DFF patients
Older age, overweight raise risk of symptomatic VTE in DFF patients
16 Jul 2026 byStephen Padilla

A Singapore study has observed a high prevalence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who underwent distal femur fracture (DFF) surgery. Those with advanced age or who are overweight are more likely to develop symptomatic VTE.

Older age, overweight raise risk of symptomatic VTE in DFF patients
16 Jul 2026