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Project Nightingale: Google deals with Ascension, obtains medical records

Google accumulates data from search, email, and maps and clearly knows how people live. One treasure trove of data has eluded Google, healthcare information. As...

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BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE RISING AS PLUNGE IN DEATH RATE BEGINS TO SLOW

There are currently 3.8 million women with a history of breast cancer living in the United States. Since 1989 the death rate has plunged 40%. According to the A...

FEATURED, Genetics, Genomics, News, Genetic Engineering, Germline

Concerns Rise Following CRISPR Revelation from China

International moratorium called for by CRISPR scientists

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CME Oncoplastic Surgery Course

Targeted Medical Education (TME) Foundation's first CME Oncoplastic Surgery Course Co-directed by Barry Rosen, MD and Anne Peled, MD June 28–29, 2019 Hyatt Cent...

FEATURED, Industry, News, Oncoplastic, Surgery

GROUNDHOG DAY: Silicone implant complications revisited

ANALYSIS OF 100,000 PATIENTS SHOWS SILICONE IMPLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN SYSTEMIC DISEASES Do you remember when the FDA lifted a 14-year ban on silicone imp...

FDA authorized 23andMe to perform direct to consumer BRCA testing

FEATURED, Genetics, News, BRCA, Genetic Testing

DIRECT TO CONSUMER GENE TESTING MAY BE A GAME CHANGER

What are your plans for patients who arrive with their genetic profiles? On March 16, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized 23an...

FEATURED, Genetics, News, Research, Genetic Testing

Obsolete Guidelines for Genetic Testing Miss Breast Cancer Patients Who Could Benefit

Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Breast Cancer: Are Genetic Testing Guidelines a Tool or an Obstacle? Approximately 330,000 patients are diagnosed with breast cance...

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Influence of the subtype on local recurrence risk of breast cancer with or without radiotherapy

Breast Cancer Subtype May Be Predictive of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence Studies have shown that certain intrinsic subtypes of breast cancer are associate...