How to Harmonize Precision Medicine and Personal Connected Health

Aug 08, 2016

The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) and the Cancer Moonshot, two programs launched by the White House, are shifting healthcare to a more personalized approach to treatment and prevention. Through the use of genomics and big data, precision medicine can find not only a more specific diagnosis but also more sensitive treatments to specific subtypes of cancer, for instance.

Personal connected health compliments the PMI by providing tools, such as direct-to-consumer genomics, personal health monitoring apps and devices which can help individuals identify their health risk profile and inspire individuals to embrace a healthier lifestyle or targeted behaviors for disease prevention.   

Read more about precision medicine and The Shift From Personalized Medicine to Precision Medicine and Precision Public Health: Words Matter!