Groundbreaking robotic surgery, Alzheimer's blood test: 7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2025

From robotic surgery performed 7,000 miles away to the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, 2025 has been a ...
Business Wire

First and Only In-Home Test for Syphilis Now Available to Consumers through Major Retailers and Public Health: NOWDiagnostics Launches First To Know® Syphilis Test Across the U.S.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that its First To Know® Syphilis Test—a ...
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First To Know – the only Over-the-Counter Home Test for Syphilis – Will Now Be Available Through the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, Building ...

– Program Provides At-Risk Consumers Access to Free Tests Delivered At Home – SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOWDiagnostics, Inc. (NOWDx), a leader in developing over-the-counter (OTC) and ...
OPB

First FDA-cleared Alzheimer’s blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate

Westend61 / Getty Images/Westend61 A new blood test that detects a hallmark of Alzheimer’s is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease. The test, the first of its kind to be ...
Newsweek

Period Product Absorbency Test Uses Blood for the First Time

Menstrual hygiene products like tampons and pads have now been compared by using blood during testing for the first time. A study published in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health on August 7 ...
SpaceNews

Isar Aerospace completes testing of first Spectrum rocket

Isar Aerospace performed a static-fire test of the first stage of its Spectrum rocket Feb. 14. Credit: Isar Aerospace WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle company Isar Aerospace has completed tests of ...
Aviation Today

After Boeing Delivered First Test MQ-25, Navy Eyes First Flight In Spring 2025 – April 8

After Boeing delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the Navy in February for testing, a lead official said Monday the service is on schedule for the first flight test with that platform in spring 2025.
The Aviationist

Hermeus’ Uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...
The New York Times

What we learned from F1’s first day of testing: Verstappen’s on top, Mercedes optimistic

After 94 days away, Formula One roared back to life on Thursday with the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Over the three-day period, teams have their first and sole opportunity to complete ...
Military.com

After Trump Orders Nuclear Testing to Resume, ‘Golden Rule,’ America’s First Anti-Nuclear Protest Boat, Returns to Its Mission

On Oct. 30, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time since the early 1990s, arguing the move was necessary to keep pace with Russia ...
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Why did the US stop testing nuclear weapons? Everything to know as Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing for the first time since 1992

On Wednesday, October 29, Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that the Department of War in the US was resuming its nuclear weapons testing programs. In the post, the president mentioned ...