Enlarge this image A new precision medicine test could help doctors and patients zero in on the right arthritis drug much sooner.…
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Tweeting Oncologist Draws Ire And Admiration For Calling Out Hype
by Richard Harris June 24, 2018Enlarge this image Dr. Vinay Prasad is 35 and an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland,…
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Therapy Made From Patient’s Immune System Shows Promise For Advanced Breast Cancer
by Rob Stein June 4, 2018Enlarge this image “I’m one of the lucky ones,” says Judy Perkins, of the immunotherapy treatment she got. The experimental approach seems…
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For Now, Sequencing Cancer Tumors Holds More Promise Than Proof
by Richard Harris January 15, 2018Enlarge this image Ben and Tara Stern relax at home in Essex, Md. Ben was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2016. After conventional…
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Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem
by Richard Harris December 29, 2017Enlarge this image Careful custody of blood tests and tissue samples is essential to the success of precision medicine. David Silverman/Getty Images…
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Will Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health?
by Richard Harris December 28, 2017Enlarge this image Scientist Michael Joyner rides his bike to work every day because he believes the exercise has more of an…
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Enlarge this image Maria Fabrizio for NPR Maria Fabrizio for NPR Chances are your doctor has stopped taking notes with pen and…