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  "title": "FDA approves new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/fda-approves-new-blood-test-for-alzheimers-disease",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T22:02:19.000Z",
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    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6047899-fda-approves-roche-alzheimers-test/"
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  "summary": "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a new test for Alzheimer's disease, marking the fourth time such a blood test has been approved in less than two years. Roche announced Sunday that the FDA had granted approval to its Elecsys Phospho-Tau blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. It's the fourth such...",
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        "published": "2026-08-21T17:20:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "bioRxiv",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/fda-clears-blood-test-to-aid-evaluation-for-alzheimers-disease",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:30:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Roche’s Alzheimer’s blood test wins FDA clearance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/roches-alzheimers-blood-test-wins-fda-clearance",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:11:07.000Z"
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