--- title: Blog Wise DX description: News and Updates from Wise Diagnostic Systems - we serve nursing homes, long term care facilities and specialists. --- [![Wise Logo](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wise%20Logo.webp?width=181&height=78&name=Wise%20Logo.webp "Wise Logo")](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Why Choose Wise DX](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Insurance & Billing](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [About Us](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.wisedx.com/) ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hubfs/hero.jpg) [![DNA testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg?width=900&name=canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing) ### [The Evolution of PGx: Unraveling the Power of Pharmacogenomics Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 20 Jul, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADAjAHEwJA.jpg) In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed an unprecedented global health crisis that challenged healthcare systems and underscored the importance of personalized and precision medicine. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-impact-and-evolution-of-pgx-unraveling-the-power-of-pharmacogenomics-testing) **Topics** [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Heath Experts Say Antimicrobial Resistance Could be Worse than COVID](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 12 Jul, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg) [![drug lab](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg?width=500&name=canva-MADB-CXA-y0.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid) There is no denying the physical and emotional havoc that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought in three short years with the Centers for Diseas... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/heath-experts-say-antimicrobial-resistance-could-be-worse-than-covid) **Topics** [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs) ### [Pharmacogenomic Testing in Children](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 8 Jun, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg) [![Female doctor holding a tablet computer next to a child in hospital ward](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg?width=500&name=Doctor%20holding%20a%20tablet%20computer%20next%20to%20a%20child%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children) Pharmacogenomic testing (PGx) in children for complex cases beats trial and error, according to research presented by Pharmacy Practice News... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pharmacogenomic-testing-in-children) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [U.S. Drug Shortages Near an All-Time High, Scarcity of Cancer Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 2 Jun, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-4.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-4.jpg) [![Drug Shortage](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/s2-4.jpg?width=500&name=s2-4.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs) Drug shortages in the U.S. healthcare systems are approaching an all-time high with an alarming scarcity of drugs to treat cancer patients. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/u.s.-drug-shortages-near-an-all-time-high-scarcity-of-cancer-drugs) **Topics** [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs) ### [FDA Approves First Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 25 May, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Female%20doctor%20hand%20holding%20syringe%20with%20research%20data%20graphic.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Female%20doctor%20hand%20holding%20syringe%20with%20research%20data%20graphic.jpeg) [![Female doctor hand holding syringe with research data graphic](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Female%20doctor%20hand%20holding%20syringe%20with%20research%20data%20graphic.jpeg?width=500&name=Female%20doctor%20hand%20holding%20syringe%20with%20research%20data%20graphic.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved earlier this month the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a highly contagio... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/fda-approves-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine) **Topics** [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [Lab Tests and Insurance: A Crucial Component of American Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 18 May, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-3.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-3.jpg) [![lab technician conducting a blood test in a lab](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/s2-3.jpg?width=500&name=s2-3.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare) Lab tests play a vital role in the American healthcare system, aiding in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/lab-tests-and-insurance-a-crucial-component-of-american-healthcare) **Topics** [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [How Accurate is Pharmacogenetic (PGx) Testing?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 19 Apr, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Laboratory%20Pipette%20with%20Blue%20Liquid%20Over%20Glass%20Test%20Tubes..jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Laboratory%20Pipette%20with%20Blue%20Liquid%20Over%20Glass%20Test%20Tubes..jpeg) [![Laboratory Pipette with Blue Liquid Over Glass Test Tubes.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Laboratory%20Pipette%20with%20Blue%20Liquid%20Over%20Glass%20Test%20Tubes..jpeg?width=500&name=Laboratory%20Pipette%20with%20Blue%20Liquid%20Over%20Glass%20Test%20Tubes..jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing) Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing can be highly accurate in identifying genetic variants that may affect an individual's response to certain med... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-accurate-is-pharmacogenetic-pgx-testing) **Topics** [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Defining “Senior Care” and the Elder Care Challenges Society Must Face](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 4 Apr, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation-1.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation-1.jpeg) [![Photo of retired man on private medical consultation](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation-1.jpeg?width=500&name=Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation-1.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face) As America’s population continues to age, there are many challenges that senior care providers and policymakers will need to address in the ... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/defining-senior-care-and-the-elder-care-challenges-society-must-face) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Memory Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/memory-care) ### [The Different Types of Genetic Tests](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 15 Mar, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-2.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-2.jpg) [![Genetic testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/s2-2.jpg?width=500&name=s2-2.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests) Some say that the human genome is the only data set in healthcare that does not change, and that helps explain the recent popularity of gene... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-different-types-of-genetic-tests) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics) ### [Types of “Care Facilities” in 2023 Includes Nursing Homes and More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 3 Mar, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MAEEUH_Rzx8.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MAEEUH_Rzx8.jpg) [![Nursing home dining room](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MAEEUH_Rzx8.jpg?width=500&name=canva-MAEEUH_Rzx8.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/types-of-care-facilities-in-2023-includes-nursing-homes-and-more) In the United States, it is estimated that 7 out of 10 seniors will require assisted living or long term care (LTC) at some point in their l... 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