Canton neurologist among first in US to use blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) – A blood test can now detect Alzheimer’s disease early, and a Canton neurologist is among the first in the country using it.

For decades, diagnosing Alzheimer’s meant expensive brain scans, painful spinal taps and often a diagnosis that came too late. Dr. Ryan Drake is doing something different.

Ruth Smith received a diagnosis that changed her life…

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