Explore E-Briefings
E-briefings are published weekly and are listed below, with the most recent at the top. You may filter by topic and access dozens of additional articles using the page navigation below. Check back often to access new articles online or subscribe to have each new article delivered straight to your inbox weekly!
New York Times Report Leads to FDA Warning About Genetic Prenatal Screening Test False Positives
Certain non-invasive prenatal screening tests are leading to pregnancy-related decisions based on incorrect results, FDA confirms.
Arizona Passes Legislation to Expand Precision Medicine Coverage
New Arizona law is part of a broader trend of legislation improving access to precision medicine, offering new opportunities for healthcare organizations.
Genetic Testing Expert Weighs In On Whether Hospitals Should Insource or Outsource Precision Medicine Tests
Hospitals should develop strategic plans that weigh the benefits of in-house versus outsourced genetic testing.
Newly Introduced Bipartisan Bill Would Increase Public Awareness of Benefits of Pharmacogenetic Treatments
With a focus on pharmacogenomics testing, proposed legislation would boost public demand for precision medicine treatments and build better electronic infrastructure to support precision medicine.
Personalized Medication 3D-Printing Technology May Soon Enable Hospitals, Pharmacies to Provide Drug Compounding On-Demand
A new partnership between two innovative companies is focused on making 3D-printed, personalized medications.
Community-Led Genetic Testing Approach for Chronic Kidney Disease Could Reduce Disparities in Precision Medicine, Mount Sinai Researchers Find
Using this chronic kidney disease (CKD) precision medicine framework may improve participation in genetic testing to personalize health interventions.
New Precision Medicine Discovery from Johns Hopkins Medicine Offers Potential Treatment Window for Lou Gehrig’s Disease
New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine may offer a potential treatment for some patients with ALS during a specific timeframe in the disease.
Hospitals Offering Genetic Testing May Consider Replacing Genetic Counseling With Educational Videos
The majority of patients who chose to use the pretest educational video over meeting in person with a genetic counselor provided several reasons for doing so.
Grant for Precision Medicine Study Looks at How Microbiomes Affect Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Using a gut-to-brain disease-seeding process, the researchers seek to learn more about Parkinson’s disease-linked fibrils that form in nerve cells in the intestines.
Construction Begins on $78 Million Precision Medicine Center in Alabama for Personalized Healthcare
State governor says UAB’s precision medicine center will ‘stimulate major strides in science and medicine and serve as a wise investment with a great return.’