Blood tests have long been an important tool for giving doctors a picture of a patient’s health, from cholesterol levels to diabetes risk. Now new genetic science, AI analysis and other advances are providing even more sophisticated information from a simple vial of blood.
A wave of cutting-edge diagnostic tests can now identify diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s at much earlier stages, sometimes long before symptoms appear, as well as manage chronic disease and tailor treatments to individual patients. And new data derived from blood can help tailor treatments to individual patients.
