HealthLeaders Media November 7, 2023
At Valley Children’s Hospital, Jeremy Woods is digging into a patient’s genes and developing databases that uncover how diseases are created. “We’re no longer thinking one treatment per disease state,” he says.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Improved technology is enabling doctors to diagnose patients on a molecular level, uncovering where diseases start in the genes and mapping out how they can be treated.
– Pediatric hospitals are leading the way with precision medicine, helping doctors uncover rare diseases in young patients and leading to better treatments and improved outcomes.
– Genetic testing can also help health systems identify populations at a higher risk of developing a disease and tailor public outreach and screening programs.
Genetic testing is a relatively new and...
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