Most physicians can assess whether a patient is developing Alzheimer’s disease in five minutes, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. But few general practitioners include the screening in checkups, even though it’s covered as a yearly Medicare benefit. “Honestly, most doctors don’t want to find it,” says Tom Leggett, director of business development for Sonora Quest Laboratories in Tempe. “The uncomfortable truth is when you’re a physician and you find moderate…READ MORE

JANUARY 6, 2020 (KTAR News Photo/Griselda Zetino) PHOENIX — Arizona is projected to have one of the fastest growing rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the country over the next few years, and a clinical lab testing company in the Valley is trying to reverse that. Phoenix-based Sonora Quest Laboratories is working with a tech company called uMETHOD Health to collect patient data through a platform called RestoreU METHOD. The data…READ MORE