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Crossing the Equity Chasm: Addressing a Second Valley of Death in Biomedical Innovation

From the article: "Recent transformative advances in health and medicine have successfully traversed the valley of death, including progress in genomics, precision medicine, innovative medicines and vaccines, gene therapy, and artificial intelligence. However, it is critical to call attention to a second, important valley of death: the failure to deliver scientific advances to populations most in need. The second valley of death is fueled by socioeconomic, environmental, political, and systemic factors; health system failures; and persistent challenges in closing the last mile in health care, resulting in significant disparities in morbidity and mortality worldwide. "

Precision public health in the era of genomics and big data

From the abstract: "Precision public health (PPH) considers the interplay between genetics, lifestyle and the environment to improve disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment on a population level—thereby delivering the right interventions to the right populations at the right time. In this Review, we explore the concept of PPH as the next generation of public health. We discuss the historical context of using individual-level data in public health interventions and examine recent advancements in how data from human and pathogen genomics and social, behavioral and environmental research, as well as artificial intelligence, have transformed public health. "

Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

From the abstract: "Targeted NGS is highly sensitive and specific for detecting drug resistance across panels of tuberculosis drugs and can be performed directly on clinical samples. There is a paucity of data on performance for some currently recommended drugs. The barriers preventing the use of targeted NGS to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis in high-burden countries need to be addressed. "

Evolution of Gene Therapy for Inborn Errors of Immunity

From the article: "Inborn errors of immunity comprise more than 500 monogenic defects that predispose affected individuals to life-threatening infections, autoimmunity, and lymphoproliferation. The diagnosis and treatment of inborn errors of immunity have significantly evolved in the past few decades. Currently, a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the definitive treatment of many IEIs. However, an HSCT carries risks, such as graft-vs-host disease and decreased survival rates in the absence of an HLA-matched donor. Gene therapy (GT) offers a promising alternative by targeting and correcting specific genetic mutations. "


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