FDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women - Drugs.com MedNews
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A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk for this severe and
  • Tot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Wow, this is incredible news. Is there any reason this shouldn’t be a standard test in modern prenatal care? Preeclampsia can get so scary so fast.

  • Tight-laced@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    The test can identify with 96 percent accuracy which women with sometimes-vague symptoms will develop preeclampsia within the following two weeks

    Excellent news. Having had friends suffer from pre-eclampsia, it’s a very stressful and scary condition, being able to rule it out for many is as good as being able to predict those with it.