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The need for a next-generation public health response to rare diseases.

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In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2017, we republish, with permission, a modified extract from our recent commentary in Genetics in Medicine. Few public health research activities trigger stronger calls to public health action than research into the burden of disease. This research uses standard measures to quantify actual or potential losses that populations may Read More >

February 8, 2017 by Rodolfo Valdez (guest blogger), Scott D. Grosse (guest blogger), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities & Muin J. Khoury, Director, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention4 Comments

genomics, public health

Implementation Science in Genomic Medicine: Why we need it now!

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With the launch of the precision medicine cohort initiative, All of UsSM Research Program, the importance of incorporating implementation science in genomic medicine is greater than ever to ensure population health benefits for all. Historically, the speed of genomic discovery has far exceeded the time required to put these potentially life-saving medical discoveries into practice. Read More >

February 1, 2017 by Megan C. Roberts (guest blogger), David A. Chambers (guest blogger), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland and Muin J. Khoury, Director, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

genomics

genomic medicine, implementation, science