Health Jul 28 Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here are 4 things to know By Lauren Neergaard
Nation May 30 Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for Theranos hoax The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November. By Michael Liedtke, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press
Health Apr 11 Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives? It’s an open question whether such cancer blood tests — if added to routine care — could improve Americans’ health or help meet the White House’s goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years. By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Nov 10 New lead poisoning guidelines means more kids will get tested. Here’s what else experts want to see The Centers for Disease Control has announced a new, stricter standard for lead poisoning in children, which will more than double the number of kids considered to have high blood lead levels. By Gabriel Filippelli, The Conversation
Science Apr 12 Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market Blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “Wild West” of unregulated tests is creating confusion that… By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Jul 30 Confronting Malaria and Drug Resistance on the Thai-Cambodia Border OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter's notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia. Continue reading