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Facing Criticism, EHR Vendors Say They're Making Progress in Supporting Genomics
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After getting called out by informaticians at AMIA, Cerner and Epic address perceived shortfalls in their technology as demand for clinical genomics grows.

Most Genetic Counselors Encounter Discrepant Variant Classifications, Must Work Out Interpretations
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While neither common nor rare, discrepant variant classification can affect the management of patient care, and there are efforts to improve interpretations.

Geisinger Wins $5M NIH Grant to Develop Point-of-Care Genetic Diagnostic Tool

The proposed "High Impact Phenotype Identification System" aims to reduce time to diagnosis of 13 high-impact genetic conditions.

People in the News: New Appointments at Genetron Health, BioSkryb, Geisinger, More

Geisinger Trial to Evaluate Chatbot to Boost Cascade Testing in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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The trial is examining new tools to identify patients with FH and help patients communicate disease risk to at-risk family members.

Apr 29, 2021

Geisinger Health System Wins $3.6M NIH Grant to Study Genetics of Cancer Risk

Feb 2, 2021

Exome Sequencing Provides Molecular Diagnosis in Portion of Cerebral Palsy Cases

Jan 23, 2020

Geisinger National Experts Join Genome Medical to Help Implement Population Genomics Programs
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Nov 11, 2019

Chatbots Could Help Human Genetic Counselors Focus on Patient Concerns

Jul 2, 2019

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Risk Increased in Only Some With Titin Truncations

May 20, 2019

Startup GenomeSmart to Address Lack of Genetic Testing Knowledge With Digital Solution
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Feb 28, 2019

Geisinger, Johns Hopkins Testing Liquid Biopsy Assay for Early Cancer Detection

Jan 8, 2019

JP Morgan Healthcare, Day One: 10x Genomics, Myriad, Bruker, Konica Minolta, Geisinger

Nov 19, 2018

At NSGC, Genetic Counselors Discuss Why, How Gene Variants Are Reclassified

Sep 25, 2018

Geisinger Deploys 'Gia' Chatbot to Help Genetic Counselors Manage MyCode Participants
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Sep 21, 2018

Geisinger Exome Study IDs Breast Cancer Risk Variants That May Not Have Been Detected in Routine Care

Sep 11, 2018

Yale to Launch Large-Scale Genomic Medicine Project
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Aug 9, 2018

Geisinger Team Describes Approach for Returning Secondary Genomic Findings to Research Participants

Jun 29, 2018

Reassessment of Genes' Links to Brugada Syndrome Finds Only One With Definitive Evidence

May 7, 2018

Geisinger Health System to Launch Free Clinical Exome Sequencing Pilot to Predict Disease Risk
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Jan 26, 2018

Large-Scale Sequencing Projects Navigate Grey Area Between Research, Clinical Testing
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Nov 16, 2017

Regeneron Says Large-Scale Human Genetics Starting to Generate New Drug Targets
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Nov 16, 2017

Geisinger Experience Implementing Precision Medicine Spurs New Effort to Help Others Do the Same
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Sep 27, 2017

Clear Genetics Developing Chatbot to Triage, Supplement Genetic Counseling
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Jul 26, 2017

Helix Launches Genomics App Store, but Will Consumers Pay?

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The Scan

Polarized Science Confidence

A new survey finds that confidence in science among US adults is increasingly polarized, the Associated Press says.

Time to Sit Back and Relax

NPR reports that the US National Institutes of Health has transferred the last of its eligible former research chimpanzees to a sanctuary.

Omicron-Focused Vaccines

The New York Times reports both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have launched trials of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant.

Nature Papers Present Cloud-Computing Analysis Approach, Transcription Factor With Role in Bacterial Genome Organization

In Nature this week: researchers describe the free, open-source cloud-computing infrastructure Serratus and more.