Precision medicine helps personalize healthcare patient by patient

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In Pittsburgh, healthcare providers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have teamed up via The Institute for Precision Medicine to advance the science of personalized medicine. The goal is to collaborate to advance research, education, and implementation of precision medicine to improve the health of our population.

This approach is called “precision medicine.” It allows providers to consider more than just a patient’s symptoms. Instead, researchers and providers study the patient’s genetics, family history, and how and where they live to assess environmental influences like social determinants of health. The information is then used to better understand why certain individuals get certain diseases and what treatment will work best for each individual patient.

The goal is better preventative care and therapeutic treatment for everyone.

Active research and clinical implementation at Pitt and UPMC are applying precision medicine to deliver personalized care for diseases, such as breast cancer, chronic kidney disease, and vascular issues, as well as diagnosing newborn illness in the NICU.

Learn more about precision medicine research and clinical implementation by visiting http://www.ipm.pitt.edu.

 

 

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