However, definitive diagnosis evaded him, "We didn't go out and get a PET scan or a spinal tap, which would actually reveal if you actually have the plaques, because those tests were not covered by my ...

At the Tennessee Capitol, patients, advocates and families came prepared on Tuesday afternoon to tell lawmakers something ...

Almost all of us have been touched by cancer at some point in our lives. If we haven’t had it, chances are we know a loved one or a friend who has. When someone dies from cancer, families go through ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A bill moving through the Tennessee legislature would require insurance companies to cover biomarker testing, a screening that can detect early signs of disease, including ...

New research suggests that an existing blood test may help to determine when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease ...

In 2022, Arizona was one of the first states in the nation to pass legislation (House Bill 2144) requiring Medicaid and commercial insurance plans to cover qualified biomarker tes ...

Precision medicine relies on biomarker testing to match therapies to specific cancers, yet many patients remain untested due to standardization issues. Recommendations include educating clinicians, ...

Use of numares’ metabolite constellation showed a stable urinary metabolic profile in the first 14 days for living donor recipients, enabling ...

Biomarker testing helps doctors create personalized cancer treatments with fewer side effects. Many health insurers deny coverage for this testing, calling it "experimental." Lack of insurance ...

—A new study of more than 42,000 patients sought to evaluate contemporary trends in testing for biomarkers of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as rates of treatment with ...