Episode #21 - The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI)

Published: Feb. 4, 2016, 1:07 a.m.

Original Air Date: January 15, 2016 | Throughout medical history, countless diseases have been diagnosed, treated, and prevented over time. Unfortunately, far too many diseases have no known means for effectively treating them, much less preventing them from occurring in the first place. What we do know is that the need is great for finding a better understanding of what influences our genetics, as well as our environmental and lifestyle choices, have on diseases. But how? One solution being explored is Precision Medicine.