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FDA greenlights first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance to a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, making the test the first to get signoff to aid in the early detection of the disease in the United States. The test, called the Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio, is for adults 55 and …

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Egypt Independent May 18, 2025

FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. The agency is expected to greenlight …

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Egypt Independent August 19, 2024