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The Role of PGx in Improving Translational Medicine

Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics can play an important role in improving the evolving field of translational medicine.
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Lowering Pharmacy Drug Costs Highlighted in Biden’s State of the Union

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Lowering pharmacy drug costs was one of the healthcare topics highlighted in President Joe Biden’s annual State of the Union address deliver...
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Can Antimicrobial Stewardship of Urinary Tract Infections Stop “Superbugs”?

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Highly resistant microbes or “superbugs” are becoming increasingly common as many physicians encounter antimicrobial resistance in their eve...
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Integrated Lab Results Improve Long-term Care Decision-making

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Wise Dx, with its partnership with PointClickCare, is facilitating improved clinical decision-making for long-term care providers through re...
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How Do COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work?

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Unless you worked in the medical research field you likely never heard of mRNA vaccines prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the technology i...
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What is a CLIA Approved Lab?

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For many Americans, the accuracy of clinical laboratory tests can be a life-or-death matter, which is why it is important that more than 250...
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Pharmacogenomics Brings Precision Medicine to Long-Term Care Facilities

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The goal of precision medicine, to treat each patient individually, is becoming a reality in nursing homes and long-term care facilities tha...
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Candida auris: Drug-Resistant Germ Spreading in U.S.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling Candida auris (C. auris) a “global health threat” as the drug-resistant germ...
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The Pros and Cons of Different Types of COVID-19 Testing

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As the coronavirus pandemic stretches towards the 2-year mark, odds are that you or a loved one has had to take a COVID-19 test. After all, ...
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