personalized medicine

The End of One-Size-Fits-All Health Care

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It has been known for decades that the vast majority of human biological differences aren’t between groups, they’re from person to person. It’s weird that scientists and doctors still resort to sifting people into huge populations when trying to understand us: ethnicity, race, sex, and gender. 2024 will mark the year that they finally relinquish … Read more

The Aftermath of a ‘Miracle Treatment’ for a Uncommon Most cancers

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Gleevec was authorised simply because the Human Genome Challenge was wrapping up, and it served as Exhibit A for many who have been on the lookout for proof that the period of gene-guided well being care had arrived. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Challenge, spotlighted Gleevec on the venture’s celebratory conclusion. Gleevec was … Read more