Biotechnology Editor’s letter: The precision medicine issue Precision medicine has led to incredibly effective treatments for cancer and inherited disease. But not everyone gets treated. by Gideon Lichfield 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Look how far precision medicine has come Skeptics say drugs based on genetic insights have underdelivered. But look carefully and they’re everywhere. by Antonio Regalado 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Profiles in precision medicine Advances in DNA testing and gene editing have given people choices that would have been impossible a few decades ago. Here, in their own words, are the stories of four people confronted with these dilemmas. 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology The skeptic: What precision medicine revolution? The benefits of genomic drugs are exaggerated, hurting patients and the practice of medicine, says one high-profile oncologist. by Stephen S. Hall 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Two sick children and a $1.5 million bill: One family’s race for a gene therapy cure One day, gene therapy may help with the rarest of diseases. Some parents aren’t waiting. by Antonio Regalado 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Tech Policy The high-tech medicine of the future may be biased in favor of well-off white men Tailor-made health care could have unintended ill effects on groups such as minorities, women, and the poor. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-26T10:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Promising New Cancer Drugs Won’t Go Far Unless Everyone Gets Genetic Testing Loxo Oncology is developing a so-called “tumor agnostic” drug that requires expensive genetic testing often not covered by insurance. by Emily Mullin 2017-06-06T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Drug Is First to Treat Cancer Based on Genetics, Not Location A change in how cancer is treated means more people will benefit from immunotherapy. by Emily Mullin 2017-05-24T11:08:00-04:00
Tech Policy Treating Addiction with an App Using smartphone data and artificial intelligence to track and interpret behavior, a Chicago startup is attempting something extraordinary: predicting and preventing relapse into drug use. by Nanette Byrnes 2017-04-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Genetic Testing Offers New Hope for Children with Brain Cancer More than half of pediatric cancer patients have genetic faults that could affect their diagnosis or be targeted by drugs. by Emily Mullin 2017-01-23T15:40:00-05:00