The Latest Reports in Health Policy
- "Population Screening in the Age of Genomic Medicine," New England Journal of Medicine: Dr. Muin Khoury, director of the CDC's Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention; Linda McCabe, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of California-Los Angeles Human Genetics and Pediatrics departments; and Dr. Edward McCabe, executive chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the UCLA Medical School, examine the issue of genetic screening, which helps determine whether people are susceptible to developing certain diseases. The authors detail current technology involved with such screening and briefly explore its ethical, legal and social ramifications (Khoury et al., NEJM, 1/2).
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