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Siemens Healthineers announced today its Innovance Antithrombin assay has achieved FDA clearance for a new claim allowing it to be used as a companion diagnostic test for people receiving treatment with Qfitlia ™ (fitusiran), a Sanofi hemophilia therapy. 1 Hemophilia is a lifelong genetic bleeding disorder that significantly affects the day-to-day lives of people living with the disease, creating potentially life-threatening risks from otherwise normal situations experienced by those without hemophilia. The body’s inability to clot blood effectively can prolong bleeding after injuries, result in excessive bruising and joint pain, and increase risks during surgery or other medical procedures.
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Qfitila will support people living with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors, by helping to rebalance one of the body’s critical clotting mechanisms to prevent bleeding. The Innovance Antithrombin blood test from Siemens Healthineers will aid in monitoring patients’ AT activity to support Qfitlia dosing in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older. It is the only assay cleared for this indication.
“Every healthcare industry player has a meaningful role in driving patient care forward. When we collaborate to innovate, we can achieve impactful advancements that can change lives and improve patient outcomes. Diagnostics tests such as the Siemens Healthineers Innovance Antithrombin assay provide greater clinical utility when test results directly aid patients' next step in their treatment,” said Bob Stowers, head of Specialty Lab Solutions, Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers.
The Innovance Antithrombin assay from Siemens Healthineers is used broadly to detect genetic or acquired AT deficiencies.
1 This expanded claim is intended for use in the United States. Claims relevant to use cases in other markets can be found on the Siemens Healthineers website.
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Siemens Healthineers announced today its Innovance Antithrombin assay has achieved FDA clearance for a new claim allowing it to be used as a companion diagnostic test for people receiving treatment with Qfitlia (fitusiran), a Sanofi hemophilia therapy.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's preferred candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and his Democratic-backed challenger made a final blitz across the state on Monday, the day before voting concludes in a race where early turnout has surged and spending is nearing $100 million.
Billionaire Elon Musk, a top Trump adviser, held a rally in Green Bay on Sunday night to push for the election of Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general. He faces Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge and former attorney who fought for abortion rights and to protect union power.
Liberals currently hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but the retirement of a liberal justice this year put the ideological balance in play. The court in battleground Wisconsin is expected to rule on abortion rights, congressional redistricting, union power and voting regulations in the coming years.
Through Sunday, the last day of early voting, at least 644,800 people had cast ballots, based on a Monday tally from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. That number will rise as some municipalities report additional ballots collected over the weekend.
As it stands now, early voting numbers were 57% higher, or about 235,000 ballots greater, than the 409,755 early ballots counted the day before the last Supreme Court election in 2023.
Milwaukee County, the state’s largest county and the one that is home to the most Democrats, has seen a 40% increase in early voting compared with 2023. Liberal Dane County, the state’s second largest county and home to the state capital of Madison and the University of Wisconsin, has seen a 43% increase.
Voting was up even more in the three suburban Milwaukee counties of Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington, which are commonly referred to as the WOW counties. Ballot returns were up 62% in Waukesha County and 53% in Ozaukee County. In Washington, the most heavily Republican of the three counties, early voting was nearly double two years ago.
“I believe that we’re getting the energy and we’re getting people motivated,” Schimel said after his first campaign stop Monday morning in Madison.
Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who campaigned with Schimel in Madison, said he's “not overly confident” based solely on the early voting numbers, given the increased push from Republicans to vote absentee.
Voters don’t register by party in Wisconsin, so it is impossible to know how many ballots have been cast by Republicans or Democrats.
In Sauk County, a swing-voting county northwest of Madison, retired financial planner Jim Greenwood was knocking on doors in a working-class neighborhood on the west side of town.
The activist with the county Democratic Party was making a late-campaign round of canvassing stops.
Mary Bellis, a dispatcher for the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department, told Greenwood that she typically votes Democratic but not always. Bellis said she planned to vote for Crawford, in large part because she sees establishing a liberal majority on the state high court a necessary check on Trump’s authority.
“Trump is scaring the living daylights out of me,” said Bellis, 54. “I’d rather not have Republicans have the upper hand across the board.”
Trump won Sauk County by only a little more than 600 votes in 2024 en route to carrying Wisconsin by fewer than 30,000 votes. Joe Biden carried the rural and exurban county on the edge of the Madison metro area by about the same margin when he won Wisconsin in 2020.
The high-stakes race has become a proxy battle over the nation's politics, with Crawford and Democrats trying to make it a referendum on Musk given his deep involvement in the contest. He and two groups he funds have combined to spend more than $21 million on the race that will determine majority control of the court, based on a Brennan Center for Justice count.
Crawford has benefited from $2 million given to the state Democratic Party by billionaire megadonor George Soros and $1.5 million from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, also a billionaire.
To date, more than $90 million has been spent on the race, according to the Brennan Center. That is nearly double the previous record-high of $51 million for a judicial race, set in Wisconsin in 2023 when control of the Supreme Court was also on the line.
Both Musk and Trump, who endorsed Schimel, have been pushing his candidacy as a way to protect Trump’s agenda as it faces legal challenges in one of the few battleground states in the country. They've also pointed to the potential that congressional district boundary lines in Wisconsin could be redrawn by the court to favor Democrats.
Schimel has leaned heavily into the Trump endorsement with a TV ad running in the final days of the race that says voting for Schimel will protect Trump’s agenda. He wore a “Make America Great Again” hat while campaigning over the weekend and has posed for pictures in front of a giant inflatable Trump.
Crawford has the backing of Democrats who have tried to focus the race on Musk, casting it as the first chance for liberal voters to push back against the Trump agenda since his narrow win in November.
Musk, at his Sunday rally in Green Bay, put the stakes of the race in stark terms.
“I think this will be important for the future of civilization,” he said. “It’s that significant.”
Associated Press writer Thomas Beaumont in Baraboo contributed to this report.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, center, speaks with supporters as former Gov. Scott Walker, left, watches on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel speaks with supporters on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Elon Musk presents a check for $1 million dollars during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Elon Musk speaks during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has her photo taken with supporters Saturday, March 29, 2025 at a campaign stop at a field office for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel speaks during a rally, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel addresses a rally Saturday, March 29, 2025 on a campaign stop at the American Serb Memorial Hall in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford addresses a crowd Saturday, March 29, 2025 at a campaign stop at a field office for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, right, talks to a supporter after a rally Saturday, March 29, 2025 on a campaign stop at the American Serb Memorial Hall in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford greets well wishes Saturday, March 29, 2025 at a campaign stop at a field office for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
