Blood test brings new era in Alzheimer’s diagnosis

HERRIN — For years, Alzheimer’s could only be confirmed after death. Later, spinal taps and costly brain scans became the standard for answers.

Now, a simple blood test is giving physicians and families another option — and a Herrin neurologist says her clinic is among the first in the nation to bring it into everyday practice.

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