04 Oct Data tools improving disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment
New data tools being developed in Wisconsin and elsewhere aim to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. ...
Precision Medicine
25 Sep What health care professionals should know about the NIH All of Us Program
The specific guidance health care providers give to a patient—regarding diet, exercise, glucose monitoring, and medication—could be shaped by that person’s genotype, lifestyle, environment, and a wealth of other data points to which they will have access. The ability to apply "precision medicine" care is one of the many outcomes promised by the "All of Us" Research Program....
05 Sep Personalized medicine: The trend that’s sweeping health care
Personalized medicine is a new wave sweeping health care with the dual objectives of achieving more meaningful patient-to-doctor relations and lowering costs. The lynchpin of this concept is leveraging all clinical, genetic and environmental information of the patient to understand and treat diseases in a more holistic manner....
29 Aug All of Us Research Program launches health care provider engagement campaign
The All of Us Research Program is launching Providers for a Healthier Future to facilitate important conversations that will help advance precision medicine....
28 Aug Patients willing to participate in data sharing, precision medicine
Nearly one-quarter of patients would opt into data sharing for all of their information with any interested precision medicine research party....
15 Aug Leaders of NIH’s All of Us Research Program recap progress and next steps
The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health has made strong progress in its efforts to advance precision medicine, according to program leadership in a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine....
05 Aug Genetic testing: A rising star in preventive screening
As genetic testing gathers momentum, there's potential for great benefits to the nation's entire population....
26 Jul Mistrust and lack of genetic diversity slow gains in precision medicine
While the goal of precision medicine is to help everybody, the current research available has a major flaw. It's largely based on the genes of people who are predominantly of white and European descent. The "All of Us" Research Program is an effort to increase diversity in health research....
22 Jul Does precision medicine have a minority problem?
In spite of its promise and success, personalized medicine could inadvertently create new disparities. This is due to the fact that almost 80% of individuals who have contributed DNA to genomics research are Caucasian....
08 Jul UW to launch first study of cell therapy for kidney transplant complication
UW Hospital plans to launch the first study in the country of a cell therapy for a potentially serious complication of kidney transplants, the most common type of organ transplant. The study was designed by Dr. Arjang Djamali, who is a provider champion for the "All of Us" Research Program at UW-Madison....