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NIH Names Healthcare Provider Networks to Aid in Precision Medicine Initiative Enrollment

The HPOs will receive $13.8 million to enroll people interested in the All of Us program, gather participant health information, and help retain participants.

ORIEN Cancer Data Network Adds Rutgers, USC, Morehouse as Collaborators

The oncology data warehouse started by the Moffitt Cancer Center and Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center now has nine members.

Georgia Launches Multi-Partner Breast Cancer Genomics Program

Georgia Governor to Proclaim Sept. 1 Personalized Medicine Awareness Day
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This story has been updated from a version published Aug. 15 to reflect the fact that Iverson Genetics has not yet selected a testing partner for the WARFARIN trial.

Morehouse Gets $13.3M from NIH for Genomic Database

Morehouse School of Medicine will use the NIH funding and work with several partners to start a minority database focused first on hypertension and personalized medicine.
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Omicron's Sewage Path

The New York Times writes that testing sewage is helping public health officials track Omicron.

IBM Sells Part of Watson Health

The Wall Street Journal reports IBM is selling part of its Watson Health business to an investment firm.

Identifying the Right Whales

The Boston Globe writes that genetic testing has helped identify North American right whales and find that weaning can take place earlier than thought.

Science Papers on Approach to Quickly Sort Single Cells, Alternative Splicing in Cancer

In Science this week: high-speed sorting of single cells using fluorescence imaging, and more.