Tag: precision medicine

  • Nation & World

    Toward better medicine

    A catalyzing gift will establish The Ivan and Francesca Berkowitz Family Living Laboratory Collaboration at Harvard Medical School and Clalit Research Institute, supporting precision medicine efforts through data science, clinical research, and training.

    5 minutes
    Scientist with lab equipment.
  • Nation & World

    The changes in drug research, testing

    In December, Congress passed a bipartisan law to boost federal medical research spending and to ease the approval of new drugs. In a panel discussion, experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health talked about its pros and cons, including whether it will be funded, and whether the relaxed drug approval guidelines are…

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New hope for children with brain tumors

    A new study out of Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center suggests that precision medicine can provide vital care in treatment and diagnosis of pediatric brain tumors.

    4 minutes