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Functional precision medicine works to take the guesswork out of deciding which drug to try next for patients with cancers that don’t respond to standard treatments.
The cluster in Sydney’s northern beaches is likely linked to a US strain of the virus. But no one knows how it got there.
It may not be long before Australia’s health sector offers predictive genomic analysis to patients. If this happens, could chatbots help lessen the load on genetic counsellors?
As DNA testing becomes cheaper, it becomes more feasible to screen large numbers of healthy people for their risk of disease.
Pancreatic cancer has historically had among the lowest survival rates of any type of cancer. A recent study that looked at genomic changes reveals some possible clues.
When you share your genetic data – even with the NHS – you don’t know where it will end up, or how it will be used.
A freedom of information request reveals that Google wants its AI company DeepMind to get involved in the 100,000 Genomes Project.
A test of all your genes for disease risk is not yet the precision diagnostic and treatment tool we hope it will one day be.
New tools help doctors and breast cancer patients decide whether chemotherapy is needed. A recent study suggested that many can forgo chemo. But the decision is complicated. Here’s why.
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the West of Scotland
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Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Chair in Developmental Medicine, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Clinical Instructor, Vanderbilt University
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Head, Public Health Genomics Program, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Florida International University
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
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Executive Director, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
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Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
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NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor in Indigenous Health Research, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Health Technology Assessment, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Professor of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO