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At the 2023 NSGC annual conference in Chicago, genetic counselors weighed how best to integrate their services into primary care.
CMS Contractor Novitas Rescinds Coverage for Multiple Cancer Genetic Tests
Novitas reviewed, analyzed, and published literature for a variety of genetic oncology tests and highlighted several that it claims are not medically reasonable or necessary.
Hospital Surveillance Sequencing Helps Link Cases to Nationwide Contaminated Eyedrop Outbreak
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University of Pittsburgh researchers detected two drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections using its healthcare pathogen whole-genome sequencing surveillance platform.
Bipolar Disorder Research Initiative Awards $15M for Brain Genetics, Omics Platforms
BD2, a collaboration between three family philanthropies and the Milken Institute, made the awards to two teams for large-scale sequencing and a brain atlas.
University of Pittsburgh researchers showed that real-time pathogen whole-genome sequencing can help curb healthcare-associated infections within a hospital.