--- title: Blog Wise DX | Healthcare description: Healthcare | 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) [![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=900&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 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) Pharmacogenomic testing (PGx) in children for complex cases beats trial and error, according to research presented by Pharmacy Practice News, with tests yielding actionable results in 9 out of 10 pediatric patients. [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) ### [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) ### [What are “Catheter-Associated UTI's” and How to Prevent Them](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 21 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x-1.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x-1.jpg) [![Prescription Pills laying on top of a paper that says Urinary Tract Infection ](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/screen_2x-1.jpg?width=500&name=screen_2x-1.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for almost half of all hospital-acquired infections annually and between 70 and 80 percent of those ... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Infections](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infections) ### [Pharmacy Forecast: Patients Want Personalized Care, Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 8 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg) [![Smiling pharmacist and customer discussing a product in the pharmacy](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg?width=500&name=Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) The “Pharmacy Next: Health Consumer Medication Trends” survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer shows that patients in 2023 want personalized m... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [What is Nutrigenomics?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 2 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg) [![Nutrigenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg?width=500&name=canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) Pharmacogenomics is not the only emerging field to utilize genetic testing to help deliver personalized healthcare as nutrigenomics, which s... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) **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), [Nutrigenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/nutrigenomics) ### [Different Types of Clinical Testing Labs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 26 Jan, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg) [![Scientists working attentively with microscopes in laboratory.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg?width=500&name=Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs) Clinical testing labs, previously an unsung component of the healthcare system, have become increasingly recognized for their significant ro... 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