Precision Medicine
Garvan Institute of Medical Research scientists hope the method, called RAGE-seq, could have powerful applications for precision medicine.
Innovation
Researchers are working with digital therapeutics specialist Biofourmis, using machine learning technology and the Apple Watch to analyze dozens of physiology biomarkers.
Workforce Development
The 10-year initiative will focus on workforce development, education and training for next-generation care delivery.
A multi-year agreement with the machine learning company will start with a tool to identify high-risk GI patients, eventially expanding to other high-burden diseases.
Nearly 20% of Estonia's citizens are gene donors, which is useful when it comes to implementing precision medicine, says Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Pre-treatment scans were input into a deep-learning model, which analyzed the scans to create an image signature that predicts treatment outcomes.
The device, which can be used on whole blood samples regularly taken at pathology labs, could one day help doctors diagnose cancer at its earliest stages.
The pioneering Pennsylvania health system has picked Ryu, who most recently served as its chief medical officer, to replace Dr. David Feinberg, who joined Google in 2018.
The largest U.S.-based genetics study – 500,000 samples drawn from Intermountain Health’s patient population – aims to improve precision medicine.
The real challenge in precision medicine is achieving precision in analytics and experiments to get very specific results for very specific people, says William Moss, CEO, Seven Bridges Genomics Inc.