Genomics and Health Impact Blog Posts

• Precision Public Health: Reconciling Biological and Social Determinants of Health, Muin J. Khoury (June 15, 2016)
• The Shift From Personalized Medicine to Precision Medicine and Precision Public Health: Words Matter! Muin J. Khoury (April 21, 2016)
• Does genetic risk information improve healthy behavior? Let’s not throw out the baby with the bath water! Muin J. Khoury (April 11, 2016)
• Newborn screening for severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) saves lives and money: a cost-effective public health policy, Scott D. Grosse (March 15, 2016)
• Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and Public Health Education, Muin J. Khoury (March 8, 2016)
• Rare Diseases, Genomics and Public Health: An Expanding Intersection, Muin J. Khoury and Rodolfo Valdez (February 17, 2016)
• Cancer Precision Medicine: More Population Sciences Ahead! Muin J. Khoury and Debbie Winn (January 20, 2016)
• Precision Medicine: the Arrival of Genomics to the Clinic is the Beginning of a Longer Journey, Muin J. Khoury and W. Gregory Feero (January 19, 2016)
• Public Health Genomics 2015: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, Muin J. Khoury (December 14, 2015)
• National Family History Day 2015: Thinking globally and acting locally, W. Gregory Feero (November 20, 2015)
• Engaging Implementation Scientists in Precision Medicine, David A. Chambers (November 18, 2015)
• Dealing with the Genomics and Health Information Overload: Introducing the CDC Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base, Muin J. Khoury and Wei Yu (November 4, 2015)
• Genomic discoveries to clinical applications: Are we reaching an inflection point toward precision medicine? W. Gregory Feero (October 29, 2015)
• Recommendations and Reality: What Personal Stories of Hereditary Cancer Can Tell Us, Ridgely Fisk Green and Katrina Trivers (October 6, 2015)
• Precision Medicine vs. Public Health: a False Dichotomy? Ron Zimmern and Muin J. Khoury (September 28, 2015)
• Infectious Diseases: Precision Medicine for Public Health, Marta Gwinn and Duncan MacCannell (September 24, 2015)
• Precision Medicine, Implementation Science and Public Health: How Do We Scale Up From 1 Million to 300 Million? Muin J Khoury (August 24, 2015)
• The Future of Epidemiology in the Age of Precision Medicine: Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Beyond, Muin J Khoury and Gina S Wei (August 11, 2015)
• Precision Medicine and Public Health: Improving Health Now While Generating New Knowledge for the Future, Muin J Khoury (June 2, 2015)
• The Ultimate Selfie, Scott Bowen and Muin J Khoury (May 15, 2015)
• Using Genomics in Precision Prevention of Breast Cancer, Muin J Khoury and Lisa C Richardson (April 23, 2015)
• When a Country Cannot be a Cohort: Challenges of Implementing a Large Precision Medicine Cohort Study in the United States, Muin J Khoury (March 23, 2015)
• Precision public health and precision medicine: two peas in a pod, Muin J Khoury (March 2, 2015)
• Human Disease and Bad Luck: Acting on Genetic & Environmental Factors to Reduce Cancer Risk, Muin J Khoury and Lisa C Richardson (February 17, 2015)
• 100,000 Studies: A Milestone for Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) and the HuGE Navigator, Marta Gwinn (February 9, 2015)
• The success of precision medicine requires a public health perspective, Muin J Khoury (January 29, 2015)
• Newborn screening in the genomics era: are we ready for genome sequencing? Alison Stewart, Ridgely Fisk Green and Stuart K. Shapira (December 30,2014)
• Celebrating a decade of evidence-based evaluation of genomic tests, David Dotson and Muin J. Khoury (December 4, 2014)
• What is a “rare disease”? Polio eradication and primary immunodeficiency, Marta Gwinn (November 26, 2014)
• Family health history is a non-modifiable risk factor—or is it? Ridgely Fisk Green (November 13, 2014)
• Every cause needs a champion: Jean Chabut as a public health Genomics pioneer, Muin J. Khoury and Scott Bowen (November 13, 2014)
• Public Health Approach to Big Data in the Age of Genomics: How Can we Separate Signal from Noise? Muin J. Khoury (October 30, 2014)
• Outsmarting Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens, Marta Gwinn and Clifford McDonald (October 30, 2014)
• Epigenetics and Public Health: Why We Should Pay Attention, Muin J. Khoury and Krista Crider (October 9, 2014)
• Suicide, Family History, and Genomics Scott Bowen and Brad Bartholow (September 10, 2014)
• Family trees and family ties: Can family communication increase breast cancer screening and monitoring? Kari Mendelsohn-Victor, Deb Duquette, Maria Katapodi (August 25, 2014)
• Is genomics widening the schism between medicine and public health? Muin J. Khoury (August 21,2014)
• Nobody is average, but what to do about it?: The challenge of individualized disease prevention, Muin J. Khoury (July 2,2014)
• Knowing BRCA Changed My Life, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (June 10, 2014)
• National ALS Registry Aims to Find Answers, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (May 19, 2014)
• Geography, genetics and leading causes of death, Muin J. Khoury (May 15, 2014)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine- Round 4: Where are we with Pharmacogenomic Tests? David Dotson, Michael Douglas and Katherine Kolor (April 3, 2014)
• How Health Care Providers Can Use Genomics to Prevent Cancer, Katrina Trivers, Deb Duquette and Kate Reed (March 31, 2014)
• Reconciling the future of genomic medicine with its current reality: how do we get there from here? Muin J. Khoury (March 20, 2014)
• Public Health Genomics to Save Lives: Available Tools, Actual Examples, Real Success, Scott Bowen (March 6, 2014)
• Is evidence-based medicine the enemy of genomic medicine? Alison Stewart Guest Blogger, and Muin J. Khoury (February 13, 2014)
• Guidelines we can trust are crucial for the successful implementation of genomic medicine, Alison Stewart Guest Blogger, and Muin J. Khoury (February 13, 2014)
• Public Health Genomics Highlights 2013, Muin J Khoury (January 30, 2013)
• Environmental Health Lab Supports Newborn Screening in the U.S., Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health (January 24, 2014)
• Genome sequencing in the clinic – The question is not whether the glass is half-full or half-empty but whether or not the glass is the right tool., W. Gregory Feero (December 12, 2013)
• When Should We All Have Our Genomes Sequenced? Muin J Khoury (October 31, 2013)
• Public Health Genomics in Action: Reducing Morbidity and Mortality from Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Muin J Khoury (October 31, 2013)
• Genetic Epidemiology-What a Difference 20 Years Can Make! Muin J Khoury (September 12, 2013)
• Public Health Impact of Genomewide Association Studies: Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Muin J Khoury (August 1, 2013)
• Why We Can’t Wait? A Public Health Approach to Disparities in Genomic Medicine, Muin J Khoury (June 27, 2013)
• A Public Health Genomics State-by-State Clickable Map: Accelerating Implementation of Genomics Applications to Improve Population Health, Karen Greendale (June 20, 2013)
• New Products from the EGAPP Working Group: Further Development of Evidence Review Methodology and More Recommendations in Genomic Medicine, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (May 30, 2013)
• Genomes at CDC: Man, mouse, and microbe—its a genomic world! Marta Gwinn (May 23, 2013)
• Walking Before Running: Genomic Medicine 10 Years After the Human Genome Project, W. Gregory Feero (April 11, 2013)
• On Spinning Wheels and Genomes Revealed: Sequencing is No Longer a Sleeping Controversy, Scott Bowen and Muin J Khoury (March 28, 2013)
• Implementing evidence-based genomics recommendations at the intersection of public health and healthcare, Jenna McLosky, Debra Duquette, Beverly Burke and Joan Foland (March 21, 2013)
• Accelerating the Development of Evidence Reviews and Recommendations in Genomic Medicine, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (February 28, 2013)
• Newborn Screening: Lives Saved and Dances Danced, National Center for Environmental Health (February 22, 2013)
• How Can We Use Genetic Testing in Population Screening for Common Diseases? Scientific and Implementation Challenges, Muin J Khoury (February 21, 2013)
• Whats the Connection Between Polio Eradication and Primary Immunodeficiency? A Public Health Role for Human Genetics, Marta Gwinn (January 24, 2013)
• Public Health Genomics: 15 Years On, Muin J Khoury (January 3, 2013)
• From Genetic Counseling in Individuals to Cascade Screening in Populations: An Emerging Role for Public Health Practice, Muin J Khoury (November 29, 2012)
• New Strategies for Public Health Genomics Beyond Newborn Screening: a Working Meeting and an Action Plan to Save Lives Now, Scott Bowen and Karen Greendale (October 3, 2012)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine—Round 3: Integrating Family Health History into Clinical Preventive Services Katherine Kolor amd Muin J Khoury (September 27, 2012)
• More Workings of an Evidence-Based Genomic Panel: Modernizing the Evidence Review Process, David Dotson and Michael Douglas (September 20, 2012)
• What Gets Measured Gets Done: Genomics, Surveillance Indicators and Healthy People 2020, Muin J Khoury and Katherine Kolor (September 13, 2012)
• Now watch this: Genomic Epidemiology, Marta Gwinn (September 6, 2012)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine- Round 2: Integrating Cancer Genomic Tests, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (August 23, 2012)
• Think After You Spit: Personal Genomic Tests May Offer a Teachable Moment, Muin J Khoury and Katherine Kolor (July 26, 2012)
• Peeling the Pyramid, Scaling the Onion—How to Implement Genomic Medicine, Muin J Khoury (June 21, 2012)
• Workings of an Evidence-Based Genomic Panel, David Dotson and Michael Douglas (May 24, 2012)
• Sharing the Burden of Obesity, Marta Gwinn (May 17, 2012)
• Genomic Tests and Population Health: An Online Catalog to Promote a Conversation on Evolving Evidence, Muin J Khoury (May 3, 2012)
• Smokescreen...Never Let Genetics Blind You to the Harsh Reality of Cigarettes, Scott Bowen (April 19, 2012)
• Ushering Public Health Practice into the 21st Century, Muin J Khoury (April 12, 2012)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (March 28, 2012)
• Making Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome a Reality: The Lynch Syndrome Screening Network Deb Duquette, Cecelia Bellcross, Heather Hampel and Kory Jasperson (March 22, 2012)
• The Public Health Approach to Genetic Testing in the 21st Century: Saving Lives and Saving Unnecessary Healthcare Costs Muin J Khoury (March 15, 2012)
• Can Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young be Prevented? Debra Duquette and Beth Anderson (March 1, 2012)
• Emerging Evidence for the Benefits of Systematic Collection of Family History in Clinical Practice, Muin J Khoury (February 23, 2012)
• No Genome is an Island, Marta Gwinn (January 12, 2012)
• Family Health History and the Holidays, Ruta Sharangpani and Debra Duquette (December 15, 2011)
• Beyond base Pairs to Bedside: A Community Consultation on Closing the Gap between Genomic Discoveries and the Publics Health, Muin J Khoury (December 1, 2011)
• Can We have Our Genome and Eat It Too? Deploying the Whole Genome Sequence In Medicine and Public Health, One Base Pair At A Time, Muin J Khoury (November 3, 2011)
• A Million Hearts, A Thousand Genes, and Your Family History, Muin J Khoury (October 13, 2011)
• Genomics in Public Health Preparedness: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind, Marta Gwinn (September 22, 2011)
• Think (Again) Before You Spit: Readers Weigh In , Muin J Khoury (September 8, 2011)
• Think Before You Spit: Do Personal Genomic Tests Improve Health? Muin J Khoury (August 25, 2011)
• Shall We Have Pie or Stew? Scott Bowen (August 11, 2011)
• We Asked…You Answered…Thank You! Muin J Khoury (August 3, 2011)
• Medications for the Masses? Pharmacogenomics is an Important Public Health Issue, Muin J Khoury (July 21, 2011)
• What are the Priorities for Public Health Genomics 2012-2017? Muin J Khoury (July 7, 2011)
• Genome vs. Genome: E. Coli Sprouts in Germany, Marta Gwinn (June 30, 2011)
• Feeling the Genomic Pulse of the United States, Muin J Khoury (June 21, 2011)
• Tell Me More about Telomeres, Marta Gwinn (June 9, 2011)
• What is Public Health Genomics? A Day in the Invisible Life of Public Health Genomics, Muin J Khoury (June 2, 2011)
• New Blog: Genomics Matters, Muin J Khoury (May 5, 2011)