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NIH Awards $27M for Genomics-Enabled Learning Health System Network
The agency has committed $5.4 million for the first year of the five-year program to establish a network to analyze and improve how genomic information is integrated into patient care.
Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Projects Focused on Decreasing Cancer Burden in Africa
Programs aim to improve screening tools and adherence, advance new point-of-care diagnostics, and increase access to precision medicine on the continent.
Thermo Fisher, NCI Partner for Myeloid Cancer Precision Medicine Umbrella Trial
For the MyeloMATCH trial, researchers will use the Ion Torrent Genexus sequencer to test bone marrow and blood samples and match patients with appropriate treatments.
Early IDENTIFY Trial Results Suggest Half of Women With Non-Reportable NIPT Result Have Cancer
At the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics annual meeting, NICHD Director Diana Bianchi reported that whole-body MRI was the best follow-up test to confirm or rule out cancer.
Top Five Articles on 360Dx Last Week: QuidelOrtho Fires CEO; NCI Creates Cancer Test Network; More
Last week, readers were most interested in a story about QuidelOrtho letting go of Doug Bryant following disappointing Q4 earnings results.