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10/28/2019

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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Restaurants are using AI to listen in on social media. They want to know how you are feeling
M Harden, Stat News, October 2019

An important trend is the immediacy and virality of social media. One person on Twitter can report to the world in real-time the effects of a bad meal, potentially tanking the restaurant’s stock price before the company even knows what happened, or where the outbreak began.

Clopidogrel Pharmacogenetics - Why the Wait?
Roden Dan M et al. The New England journal of medicine 2019 10 (17) 1677-1678

We have known since time immemorial that every drug produces variable effects across populations, and we now understand the genetic basis for some of that variability. So why is CYP2C19 testing not the standard of care to guide antiplatelet therapy?

Testing for Honesty
L Schlager, Cure, October 2019

There is a flood of information about genetic tests for cancer risk being offered in the media and even at senior centers, churches and community fairs. If these promotions have caught your attention, consider some key facts before you pursue genetic testing.


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