"One remaining hurdle," Dr. Boxer and Dr. Jason Karlawish said in The New York Times, "is for blood test analysis to be easily integrated into hospital laboratory systems rather than requiring outside labs. The hope, they said, is that if primary care doctors can eventually use these tests, it will increase access to screening, especially for people from racial and ethnic minorities and low-income and rural communities."
Citation:
“A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer's 90% of the Time, Study Finds.” The New York Times, P Belluck, July 28, 2024.
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