"Is There Anything New Blood Tests Can’t Diagnose?" - Kristen Fischer
What can prevent patients from being inaccurately diagnosed? One tool is a blood test. There are a few new pathology exams (and more on the horizon) that can help doctors better detect diseases and conditions. Blood tests are also a pathway to evaluate the possibility of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. “We’re always looking for ways to detect the manifestation of Alzheimer’s prior to actual clinical manifestations,” said Michael Donovan, MD, PhD, research professor of pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “What we see in blood under a microscope, that will pull together a more comprehensive genotype of a person. That’s the future of precision pathology,”
- Michael Donovan, MD, PhD, Research Professor, Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai