In the world of rare diseases, patient testimonies about the extreme difficulties of receiving an accurate diagnosis for an illness are numerous. For instance, one woman, sick for most of her young life, was not properly...more
Imagine a future where personalized healthcare will provide every individual with the right treatment at the right time. Advances in precision medicine have already led to powerful new discoveries and treatments that are...more
On July 6, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) released the following two draft guidance documents on the oversight of next-generation sequencing (“NGS”) tests...more
Building on last year’s public workshops related to Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and expanding its efforts to advance the Obama Administration’s Precision Medicine Initiative, the FDA late last week released two draft...more
Fueled by technological advances, scientific breakthroughs and significant financial investments, precision medicine (PM) has emerged as a promising approach to disease prevention and treatment. A multi-faceted solution to...more
On Tuesday, ML Strategies (MLS) posted its weekly Health Care Update, which provides information from the previous week on a variety of important health-care-related topics....more
On November 12th and 13th, the Food and Drug Administration hosted genome scientists from across the nation at its campus in White Oak, Maryland. Two public workshops engaged presenters and audience members on various...more