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01/08/2020

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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The Emerging Role of Pathogen Genomics in Public Health
CDC Public Health Grand Rounds, January 21, 2020 Brand

The Advanced Molecular Detection technologies are now in use across the range of infectious diseases of public health importance, such as bacterial foodborne illness, tuberculosis, influenza, malaria and Legionnaires’ Disease. This session of Public Health Grand Rounds will address how these technologies are being applied in public health, and their future uses.

The use of fetal exome sequencing in prenatal diagnosis: a points to consider document of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
KG Monaghan et al. Genetics in Medicine, January 8, 2020

The following points to consider document was developed with the intent to assist referring physicians, laboratory geneticists, genetic counselors, and other medical professionals in understanding the complexity and implications of ES testing as its utilization is increasing in prenatal care.

Navigating 2020 and beyond
Nature Genetics editorial, January 7, 2020

As we usher in a new year of a new decade and ponder what the future will bring for the genetics field, we wish to reflect on some specific areas related to diversity, privacy and genome editing that require attention and vigilance from the community.

Quest to use CRISPR against disease gains ground
H Ledford, Nature, January 6, 2020

As the first clinical-trial results trickle in, researchers look ahead to more sophisticated medical applications for genome editing.

Introducing the Personal Genomics Podcast
NCI, January 2020 Brand

The Personal Genomics podcast will bring you researchers’ voices as they describe the funny, intimate, and consequential moments of their lives that are usually left out of scientific publications. And if you’re a researcher, we hope you’ll consider sharing your story, too.

Autism heritability: It probably does not mean what you think it means
B Lee, Spectrum, January 7, 2020

Several studies on autism heritability published in the past few years have drawn considerable attention. Those published from 2011 to 2014 estimated heritability to be in the 35 to 50 percent range, but studies published since 2017 have put the number at 64 to 85 percent. What do these estimates actually mean?

The Detection of Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use From Paramedic Response Documentation: Machine Learning for Improved Surveillance.
Prieto José Tomás et al. Journal of medical Internet research 2020 Jan 22(1) e15645

Timely, precise, and localized surveillance of nonfatal events is needed to improve response and prevention of opioid-related problems in an evolving opioid crisis in the United States. Machine learning approach can refine surveillance to improve first-responder and public health responses toward prevention of overdoses and other opioid-related problems.

Social Media- and Internet-Based Disease Surveillance for Public Health.
Aiello Allison E et al. Annual review of public health 2020 Jan

Untapped opportunities exist for integrating digital surveillance in public health. Current applications could be improved through better integration, validation, and clarity on rules surrounding ethical considerations. Promising developments include hybrid systems that couple traditional surveillance with data from search queries, social media and crowdsourcing.


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