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Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a serious condition that affects as many as 5 to 10 percent of adults with high blood pressure (BP). High BP is widely prevalent in the U.S., nearly half of all adults (almost 120 million individuals) have it. Yet, for many years, PA was considered uncommon. However, recent research shows PA is both prevalent and under-detected. Untreated, it significantly raises risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the major cause of dementia worldwide that leads to morbidity, long term care utilization, and significant healthcare costs. Dr. Yonghong Li and his colleagues at Quest Diagnostics performed a study to determine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of using blood-based biomarker as a triage in Alzheimer’s disease testing. Dr. Michael K. Racke, Medical Director of Neurology at Quest Diagnostics and a co-investigator of this study summarized their findings.

Early cancer detection once meant imaging, pathology, and a defined set of screening tests with established follow-up pathways. Today, circulating tumor DNA assays, minimal residual disease (MRD) testing, and multi-cancer early detection platforms are expanding what is possible, often faster than the health systems meant to operationalize them.Yuri Fesko, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Quest Diagnostics, sees both extraordinary promise and practical disconnect.

In this episode of the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed sits down with Quest Diagnostics CEO Jim Davis to discuss the partnership behind WHOOP Advanced Labs. Will and Jim discuss how combining blood biomarkers with continuous physiological data is reshaping consumer health.

City of Hope is implementing the Haystack minimal residual disease (MRD) test from Quest Diagnostics for clinical trial participants with solid tumor cancers. The research aims to guide disease management for patients with breast, colorectal, ovarian, and prostate cancer.