Inside Precision Medicine August 16, 2022
Digging deeper into biology could produce targeted drugs and diagnostics to treat a collection of life-long conditions
Chronic diseases cover a wide range of medical conditions from asthma and diabetes to gastrointestinal and heart problems. As the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes: “Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.”1 The CDC adds that chronic diseases are the “leading drivers of the nation’s $4.1 trillion in annual health care costs.” Consequently, applying precision medicine to these conditions could benefit many patients and reduce the costs of medical care.
Nonetheless, scientists and clinicians face a key challenge in treating...
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