Category: Disease States

Disease States

Study Shows Two-Year Clinical Benefits for Kidney Disease Risk Test

A two-year real-world study of Renalytix’s FDA-approved KidneyIntelX.dkd test showed improved kidney function and targeted treatment in 2,470 patients with type 2 diabetes.

Disease States

Quest Gains New York Approval for Haystack MRD Cancer Monitoring Test

The approval allows Quest Diagnostics to offer its minimal residual disease test for patients in all 50 states.

Disease States

A Year of Firsts for Alzheimer’s Blood Testing

With the first FDA-cleared test and clinical guidelines debuting since May 2025, labs are evaluating how blood-based biomarkers fit into diagnostic protocols.

Cancer

AI Pathology Startup Expands Deployment of Cancer Diagnostic Platform

The company’s product, Slideflow Pro, is a scalable and modular platform designed to analyze digitized pathology slides and support the development of AI-based biomarkers that can help answer clinically important questions in cancer care.

Infectious Diseases

Study to Evaluate One-Hour Testing for Drug-Resistant Infections

The Fleming Initiative and Cepheid have launched a 30-month study in England to compare rapid molecular and traditional culture screening for drug-resistant carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospital settings.

Womens Health

New Method Simplifies Testing of HDL Function in Heart Disease Study

A simplified test of HDL's ability to remove cholesterol was associated with high-risk coronary plaques in a study of 61 patients.

Allergy & Autoimmune

Roche Receives CE Mark for Multiple Sclerosis Blood Test

The Elecsys NfL test measures a protein associated with nerve cell injury to monitor disease activity in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Noom Launches At-Home Blood Test Kit for Metabolic Health Tracking

The new kit uses Tasso+ collection technology and certified laboratory analysis to monitor 17 health markers, including blood sugar and lipid levels.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

Sysmex Europe Launches Automated Blood Testing Platform for Alzheimer’s Disease

The system uses routine blood draws to provide results in 17 minutes, offering an alternative to invasive diagnostic methods.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

Testosterone Therapy Frequently Prescribed Without Recommended Diagnostic Workup

Research suggests that only 12% of men receiving testosterone prescriptions underwent appropriate testing.

Kidney Disease

New Study Links Biomarker Elevations to Kidney Transplant Failure Risk

Elevated donor-derived cell-free DNA levels are linked to higher kidney transplant failure risk, suggesting earlier detection of allograft injury before loss of kidney function.

Respiratory Disease

Yourgene Health Cystic Fibrosis Assay Receives IVDR Accreditation

The Cystic Fibrosis Base assay has received IVDR accreditation, ensuring high standards for detecting cystic fibrosis mutations.

Sepsis

FDA Clears New Automated Blood Culture System for Faster Sepsis Detection

The BD BACTEC FXI Culture System reduces detection time for bloodstream infections by approximately three hours compared to previous models.