The Key Biomarkers Changing How and When We Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Innovations in biomarker science, particularly in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood, are expanding Alzheimer’s testing beyond specialty care.
The Last Mile Problem in AI Radiology: Detection Improves, Follow-Through Breaks
The next wave of radiology AI value will come from closed-loop follow-up. An actionable finding should start a pathway with a measurable end state: the follow-up exam is completed, the referral is completed, or the recommendation is clinically resolved with a documented rationale.
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New Webinar: The Payer AI Readiness Gap: Why Better Data Will Define the Next Era of Health Plan Performance
We'll explore why the next era of payer performance will depend on building a trusted data foundation that connects people, providers, and relationships across the enterprise.
The 96-Hour Advantage: Why Early Diagnostic Accuracy Defines Clinical Outcomes
Effective specimen collection during the pivotal collection period guides everything that follows, from individual therapeutic decisions to large-scale community outbreak control.
We Have a Problem: Even Doctors Struggle to Navigate our Healthcare System
I lived for nine years with ALS while navigating a healthcare system that routinely obscured my own medical reality. But I know that pain is only amplified for individuals without medical expertise like mine.
Late-in-Life Autism Diagnosis: Why Adults Still Face So Many Barriers and How We Can Do Better
Awareness of autism has grown, but we need to move beyond this into understanding and acceptance. Real progress depends on how we translate understanding into action — training more professionals, funding adult services, and redesigning workplaces and communities so autistic individuals can flourish throughout their lifespan.
From Pollen to Plate: Identifying Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome
Diagnosing PFAS can be challenging, but establishing a thorough symptom history along with specific IgE blood testing can build a fuller picture of patients’ allergic triggers and sensitizations, helping clinicians develop accurate, tailored treatment recommendations and ultimately improve their patients’ quality of life.
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The Healthcare Payments Industry Has a Perception Problem
Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs.
My Mold Illness Nearly Broke Me — Let’s Ensure Others Get the Care They Deserve
Symptoms often get labeled as anxiety, chronic fatigue, early neurodegeneration, IBS, or fibromyalgia. How to prevent the root cause — mold exposure — from going unrecognized.
Is Evolved Nasal Lavage a Solution for Post-Pandemic URI Test Avoidance?
As healthcare systems actively recalibrate their diagnostic strategies, evolved nasal lavage presents a safer, smarter specimen collection standard that results in more accurate and timely diagnosis plus more effective virus containment.
The Hidden Autoimmune Disorder Affecting Our Kids: Understanding PANS and PANDAS
A delayed diagnosis can cause a progression in severity (from mild to moderate to severe), increased suffering for the entire family, as well as enhance the risk of long-term neurological damage and the time it takes for them to heal.
The Administration’s Autism Plan Is Controversial – But It Also Presents a Vital Opportunity
Public debate is growing, but the real path forward lies in defining autism’s biology — and for the first time, we can.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
How One Startup Is Aiming to Replace Surgery with Its Endometriosis Diagnostic
Heranova Lifesciences recently launched a noninvasive blood test to diagnose endometriosis. The standard diagnostic method is laparoscopy, which requires anesthesia, followed by histological confirmation. With its blood test, Heranova seeks to replace the diagnostic function of laparoscopy, thus reserving surgical intervention only for therapeutic purposes.
Dismissed, Delayed — and Done Waiting: The GI Crisis Midlife Women Can’t Afford
Women most affected by both functional and serious GI conditions, especially in midlife, are often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or forced to endure prolonged waits for specialist care.
Comprehensive Autism Diagnostic Evaluation: A Guide for Medical Professionals on Supporting Families
Transparent communication, sensitivity to parental concerns, and clear explanations of procedures help boost trust and reduce anxiety for both the patient and the provider.
The Dementia Diagnosis Gap Is Wider Than We Think
Alzheimer’s costs American families upwards of $360 billion per year, and with our growing aging population, the disease needs to be more of a public health priority.
Why Blood is Best: Transforming the Diagnostic Journey for Alzheimer’s Disease
As the pool of approved therapies continues to (hopefully) expand, the clinical and diagnostic testing communities need to do a better job at ensuring the right patients move through this journey more quickly – and accurately – to improve their health and prognosis.