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A new test that provides information on the immune response to the novel coronavirus in patients who need to take immunosuppressive drugs has shown that these patients can achieve a good immune response to SARS-CoV-2 despite immunosuppression.

A research team from the University Hospital at Ruhr-Universitt Bochum (RUB Bochum, Germany) has developed the test which can be used to adapt immunosuppressive therapy individually during a COVID-19 infection, such as following an organ transplantation. The test is of great clinical relevance for transplant patients as it provides information that goes far beyond a pure antibody test.

Transplant patients are affected in several ways: in addition to the chronic illness that led to organ failure and subsequent transplantation, transplant patients need to take medications that suppress the defenses of their own immune system. Chronically ill patients with impaired immune defenses have an increased risk of suffering from a severe COVID-19 infection. It was previously unknown whether patients could develop a sufficient reaction against the new coronavirus under the influence of immunosuppressive drugs.

With the help of the test, the team demonstrated that transplant patients are very capable of achieving a good immune response despite immunosuppression. In addition to high antibody titres, large quantities of T lymphocytes, which are responsible for killing infected cells, were found in the current case study.

Until now, it has not been known whether our transplant patients are capable of forming a sufficient immune response to the new coronavirus, said Professor Timm Westhoff, Director of Medical Clinic I at Marien Hospital Herne, who led the team of researchers. The data obtained help us to deal with immunosuppression during the current pandemic. The test allows us to individually adjust immunosuppression when a patient is suffering from COVID-19.

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How do you strengthen the immune system, the bodys natural defense against disease and infections, is a very common question. The answers often include regular exercise, an adequate amount of sleep, no smoking or excessive alcohol drinking, and of course, a healthy diet.

However, some of these are probably hard to implement during a pandemic. Stress levels are high and most people are simply trying to manage each day as best as they can. Spending a lot of time planning meals that have all food groups is practically impossible, so individual items that have copious amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants all in one may come in handy.

24/7 Tempo used the U.S. Department of Agriculture site to determine fall foods, and consulted a clinical nutritionist to identify the best fall superfoods that may help boost immunity.

Eating the right foods is not rocket science, and superfoods is not a scientific term. Its a marketing term used to describe foods that are nutritionally dense, although often there are also misconceptions about which fruits and vegetables fit that description. Not all foods are created equal, and you only think some foods are healthy when, in reality, they wreak havoc on your body.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

In this episode, Foley PartnersJudy WaltzandAntoinette Konskitalk withEdward Abrahams, the President of the Personalized Medicine Coalition, to discuss the issues facing personalized medicine and how the concepts underpinning the field may be applied to diagnose and treat COVID-19.

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Following is a transcript of this podcast. Please feel free to download aPDF version here.

Please note that theinterview copy below is not verbatim. We do our best to provide you with a summary of what is covered during the show. Thank you for your consideration, and enjoy the show!

Personalized or precision medicine is the field of medicine that finds the best treatment for each patient at the right time. Physicians use diagnostic tests, medical history, circumstances, and values, as well as information from prior patient therapies, to prevent disease and develop targeted therapies that can expedite a patient's treatment and recovery.

The Personalized Medicine Coalition, or PMC, is an advocacy and educational group that represents innovators, scientists, patients, providers, and payers to promote the understanding and adoption of personalized medicine concepts, services, and products. Dr. Edward Abrahams is the president of the PMC and has charted its growth from its original 18 founding members in 2004 to more than 200 members today.

I am pleased to have Ed as our guest to explore issues facing personalized medicine and how its concepts and emerging research may be applied to diagnose and treat COVID-19. Ed, thank you so much for being with us here today. Did I hit the mark on precision medicine? Is there anything you would like to add by way of introduction to yourself or the PMC?

I think you have defined personalized medicine very well indeed. Let me begin by noting, as you just did, that I have never met a patient who did not prefer getting the right medication the first time, rather than going through a process of trial and error because the right diagnosis could not be made in advance of selecting the right therapy.

The good news is that we have many more molecular diagnostics today to target the right treatments to the right patients at the right time, as is often said. But personalized medicine also promises lower costs for systems that incorporate the tests and treatments underpinning the field into their clinical work streams. This is very important. By becoming more efficient with targeted therapeutics and avoiding costly interventions that don't work, personalized medicine can help these systems save money, and, at the same time, provide better outcomes for individual patients.

In other words, and this is terribly important in today's context of constricted resources for health care, with personalized medicine, we can enjoy the benefits of innovation and reduce costs. But we have to be smart about how we develop these opportunities. At present, we have only anecdotal evidence that personalized medicine can deliver both clinical and economic benefits, which is why PMC is doing the research to demonstrate that even if individual therapies come with high price tags, as many in fact do, they can and will produce cost savings if we target them to only those patients who will benefit.

That, in brief, is the real promise of personalized medicine. We believe personalized medicine can provide tremendous value, not only to patients, but also to the systems and countries that in fact have the courage to implement it.

Thank you so much for that explanation and background on personalized medicine and how it is being used today to treat and prevent disease. Ed, for me, one of the highlights of the year is the publication of PMC's annual report that summarizes the key advances the industry has made over the past year. When will the 2020 edition be released, and can you give us a preview of what to expect?

Within the next eight weeks, the Personalized Medicine Coalition will publish the sixth edition ofThe Personalized Medicine Report. We used to call itThe Case for Personalized Medicine, but we now believe that the case has been made.

The report is our effort to define the field by explaining personalized medicine's opportunity, documenting its status, and discussing the challenges it faces. It's a widely read report that is written for laymen, particularly policymakers at federal agencies and on Capitol Hill.

The sixth edition will, for example, show that in 2008, there were only five personalized medicines, which we define as therapeutics with biomarker strategies on their labels, on the market. Today, there are over 250, so you can see there's been enormous progress over these past 10 years or so.

While most of these products are in oncology, we have also seen progress in other indications as well, including cardiovascular illness, depression, and especially rare diseases. The report will also show that today there are 75,000 genetic testing products on the market, up from fewer than 66,000 in 2016. In other words, this is an exploding field.

Also new in this report are discussions of how advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are yielding new insights about how other biological and environmental factors, in addition to genetics, influence a patient's disease risk and response to various treatments, thus opening the door to preventive medicine, one of personalized medicines most important if as yet unrealized promises.

The report documents how, by targeting effective treatments to those patients who benefit, personalized medicine can achieve key goals for patients and health systems. It can shift the emphasis in medicine from reaction to prevention with emerging technologies like liquid biopsies, which may be able to detect cancer before any symptoms occur. This is tremendously important and a great promise. It may reduce trial-and-error prescribing, which patients would absolutely love.

Personalized medicine can also cut the number of adverse drug reactions, which right now are the third or fourth largest cause of death in the United States. It can use cell-based or gene therapy to replace or circumvent molecular pathways associated with disease, thereby offering cures where none had existed before. It can reveal additional targeted uses for medicines and drug candidates. It will obviously increase patient adherence to treatment, as patients will be more likely to stay on medications that don't have dangerous side effects, for example.

Personalized medicine will also reduce high-risk invasive procedures, which it already has done in say, kidney transplants, for example. It will help move patient-physician engagement toward patient-centered care. And finally, as I mentioned, it could and should reduce the overall cost of health care.

The report makes the argument that outstanding challenges in regulation, reimbursement, and clinical adoption slow our efforts to capitalize on advances made possible by personalizing treatments. Overcoming these obstacles, as we write, will require a collaborative effort to keep up with the pace of progress in science and technology. And this is in fact the overall mission of the Personalized Medicine Coalition.

At the end of the dayand you mentioned this a bit in your commentsfor personalized medicine to be a success and available to patients, it has to be adopted by the clinicians. How does that happen, and are there obstacles to that success?

This is a key thrust of the Personalized Medicine Coalition because we are learning that clinical adoption is a much slower process than patients want and expect. For example, PMC will publish a study this week documenting that medically appropriate genomic testing is quite inconsistent across the United States.

That means, for example, that some patients in cancer are not getting available treatments they need. The study shows that coverage and reimbursement strategies are not the only barriers to personalized medicine, as you might expect. Other barriers include lack of awareness among providers and patients, not to mention socioeconomic factors, including distance and access issues.

In medicine, it doesn't necessarily follow that if you build it, they will come. There are many mediators along the way from discovery and development to adoption. We also know from another PMC-commissioned study of the value of genomic testing in cancer care, for example, that many patients who are eligible for effective targeted therapies, as determined by genomic sequencing of their tumor, still do not receive the best treatment option based on the results.

This practice gap can be attributed to the limitations in the availability and interpretation of test results, sample processing constraints, limited access to targeted therapies, and especially lagging awareness of the rapidly evolving field of personalized medicine among physicians and other providers.

We demonstrate in this study that if all patients who were eligible to receive a targeted treatment actually received it, the cost-effectiveness of genomic sequencing, which is sometimes alleged to be too high, would significantly improve. In short, along with public policy, we know that the downstream issues focused on clinical adoption are extremely important and must be addressed.

We are in a continuing debate with respect to drug pricing in the United States. How does that debate impact the future of personalized medicine and how would you address or make some recommendations as to how we price our drugs?

That's a very important question because as you know, the drug pricing debate has gripped public attention. But we are not considering all ramifications. The debate has particular implications for the development of personalized medicines, which tend to be more expensive but may together have a positive impact on the health care system and on overall costs.

We have to ensure that innovative products remain accessible, including to those who cannot afford them. But we also have to be careful not to remove the incentives to discover and develop those products in the first place, which I am afraid that price controlsno matter how they are implementedwould do. That is to say, they would stifle innovation. Drug development is a risky business. There are no guarantees. If we move or decrease the financial incentive to find new cures to unmet medical needs, it follows that we're going to see fewer interventions.

Late last month, President Trump issued an executive order to tie the prices paid for physician-administered drugs, many of which are personalized medicines, to those that are paid in other countries. That may be politically popular because those other countries pay less. But the policy, if implemented, will have disastrous unintended consequences for the development of say, new cell-based therapies, gene therapies, and targeted medicines that are only now reshaping health care in ways no one thought possible ten years ago.

This is so because there are incentives in place to encourage the development of groundbreaking therapies. It's important to understand that when a pharmaceutical company invests in, say, finding a one-shot cure for spinal muscular atrophya rare and debilitating disorder that affects fewer than 25,000 people in the United Statesit does so without any guarantee of success, and it does so also with very high up-front costs that must be recovered. If the company that develops the cure cannot get a return on its investment, it's unlikely to take these big risks upon which patients depend. Long story short, patients will suffer and the costs of providing carenot curesfor those patients will remain higher than they could be.

I'd like your opinion on a topic of current urgent and global concern. Today, we are challenged medically and economically with the COVID-19 pandemic. How have the principles of personalized medicine been applied to diagnosing and treating COVID-19?

I actually believe that the principles of personalized medicine that emphasize stratified responses, even when it comes to public health, have significant implications for diagnosing and treating COVID-19. Those principles, I believe, should inform future interventions to stem this terrible pandemic that has already killed over 170,000 people in the United States alone.

I don't think these principles are being adequately considered as part of the debate. PMC looks forward to introducing those principles, because they're so very important if we're going to effectively address this pandemic.

First, we have been very slow to develop and deploy real-time diagnosticsthe backbone of personalized medicine. These diagnostics give us the tools to determine who is at risk, so we don't have to put in place one-size-fits-all public health responses, including closing down whole economies, when that might not be necessary if we knew who had the disease or who was likely to get the disease.

To date, we have not been able to target long-term prevention and treatment plans to the most at-risk populations, which would be enormously helpful in reopening economies, which we would obviously like to do sooner than later.

Second, and equally important, we know that the coronavirus expresses itself differently among different populations. For example, older men, racial and ethnic minorities, and those with particular underlying conditions seem to be more vulnerable to disease. It behooves us, therefore, to understand the molecular and environmental reasons for this differentiated response, and to develop and deploy therapies and vaccines that are targeted to those who are in need.

Today, we are looking for one-size-fits-all solutions because there's an urgency to find one. But eventually, scientists in my opinion are going to recognize that, because not everyone responds the same, different medicines are going to have to be developed to treat COVID-19 and other viruses.

We've already seen this in AIDS, and so I don't think the coronavirus is going to be different. We have to be really smart about how we address this pandemic. By the way, on September 3rd, PMC is organizing a virtual seminar, titledCOVID-19 and Personalized Medicine: Current Status and Lessons Learned. It is free, and if you want to register, you can do so on ourwebsite.

Ed, thank you so much for being with us today, and as we wrap up, I'd like to invite you to make any closing remarks or comments on the topics we covered today.

I'd really like to thank you both for your loyal support to the Personalized Medicine Coalition, and for giving me the opportunity to discuss these very important issues with your audience. I hope people will pay attention to personalized medicine. We believe it represents the future, and we also believe that if we invest in it, if we come together collaboratively as a community, we can have a health care system that we deserve based upon the developments in science and technology, which have never been more promising. Again, thank you for your attention, and I look forward to working with you and everybody on this podcast to move this field forward. It's not going to happen by itself.

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With the recent death of actor Chadwick Boseman, many may be wondering how a seemingly healthy adult is diagnosed with a disease often thought of as illness of older adults. Although colorectal cancer is most often diagnosed in people 50 years or older and incidence rates in this age group are, in fact, declining, the number of adults under 50 diagnosed with colorectal cancer is rising. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 5 percent of all new cases of colorectal cancer in the United States are among persons 15 to 39 years old.

African Americansbear a disproportionate burden of cancer. Studies have shown that those who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a young age have worse survival outcomes compared to young white patients.

With improvements in prevention, early detection and treatment, there are more than 1.5 million colorectal cancer survivors living in the U.S. Still, an estimated 53,200 people will die this year, making this disease the third most deadly cancer among men and women in the U.S. Approximately 147,950 people will be diagnosed in 2020. Thats one in 23 men and one in 25 women who will develop colon or rectal cancer, the two malignancies that make up colorectal cancer.

At UC San Diego Health, a comprehensive team of medical, surgical and radiation oncologists use the most advanced treatment options, such as laparoscopic surgery and personalized medicine. At Moores Cancer Center, patients can enroll in clinical trials specifically for colorectal cancer.

Oncologists with Moores Cancer Center are available to answer questions about this disease.

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Nanotheranostics, integrating diagnostic and therapeutic functions by nanoplatform, exhibits a great potential in precision and personalized medicine, and also raises the requirement on multifunctional nanomaterials in pursuit of both good biocompatibility and high theranostic performances. The emergence of diverse multifunctional nanomaterials and advanced nanotechnologies unprecedentedly simulates the evolution of nanotheranostics, and enables the integration of multimodal imaging and therapeutic functions in a single theranostic nanoparticle for high-efficacy theranostics of diseases. In engineering of theranostic nanoplatforms, biocompatibility and multifunction are two most important factors which need to be considered. Among various nanotheranostics, multimodal imaging-guided photothermal therapy has attracted intensive attention owing to its less invasiveness and lower side effects compared with conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

In a new article published in the Beijing-based National Science Review, scientists in Shenzhen University, China, hypothesize that controllable incorporation of biocompatible Se element into the lattice of Te nanostructures for construction of TeSex nano-alloys could intrinsically tune the inherent cytotoxicity of Te nanomaterials, enhance the biocompatibility of Te nanomaterials and extend their functions for biomedical applications. In this work, a series of TeSex nano-alloys with different Se incorporating proportions are synthesized to investigate their biocompatibility and develop their theranostic functions. It is determined that the toxicity of Te nanomaterials mainly comes from irreversible oxidation stress and intracellular imbalance of organization and energy, which is exterminated by the nano-alloying by incorporating a moderate proportion of Se (x=0.43). The synthesized TeSex nano-alloy exhibits extraordinarily high NIR-II-photothermal conversion efficiency (77.2%), 64Cu coordination and CT contrast capabilities, enabling high-efficacy photothermal therapy of cancer under the guidance of multimodal PT/PA/PET/CT imaging.

Several main advances are achieved. (1) Advanced TeSex nano-alloys are facilely constructed to intrinsically eliminate the inherent toxicity of Te nanomaterials by the moderate incorporation of biocompatible Se. (2) Advanced mechanisms for Te nanomaterial toxification and TeSex alloying detoxification are uncovered. (3) Advanced theranostic performances with ordinarily high NIR-II-photothermal efficiency and multimodal PT/PA/CT/PET imaging capability are achieved by proposed nano-alloying strategy.

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SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Transcendent Publishing today announced the release of Male 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality by author Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS. Since its August release, the book has already reached Amazon bestseller status. Dr. Gapin, a men's health and performance expert and member of the American Urological Association, provides a meaningful impact for men's health with this leading-edge approach.

Over the past thirty years, there has been a relentless population-based decline in mens' testosterone levels by over thirty percent. We've also seen a dramatic increase in the incidence of obesity. Over seventy percent of men are either overweight or obese, which is directly tied to energy, productivity, and overall health and performance. This has led to a men's health epidemic for the 159 million men in the United States.

The Male Method described throughout Male 2.0 was developed to help men lose weight, regain energy, optimize their hormones, and regain peak performance. "We need to go beyond testosterone. We need to take an individualized, systems-based approach to optimize men's health, performance and longevity," says Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS. "Driven by the power of epigenetics, genetics, peptides, and wearable technologies, we have gained incredible insight into some of the most misunderstood aspects of men's health and longevity."

JJ Virgin, New York Times Bestselling author of The Virgin Diet & Sugar Impact Diet said, "As a thought leader in men's health, Dr. Gapin has provided the modern-day blueprint to help men optimize their health and regain their vitality. Every man should read this book."

Clete Walker, CEO of Vituro Health, a prostate health company, said, "Male 2.0 is a revolution for men's health. After my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I made it my mission to seek out potential new modalities, and this data-driven approach is the future."

Male 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitalityis available on Amazon and during the month of September the print version is available for free at The Gapin Institute. http://www.GapinInstitute.com

About Tracy Gapin, MD FACS:Dr. Gapin is board-certified Urologist, world renowned Men's Health & Performance Expert, Author, and Professional Speaker. Using state-of-the-art biometric monitoring, nutrition and lifestyle intervention, Dr. Gapin coaches Fortune 500 executives and evolutionary leaders of business, sports medicine, and high performance. He specializes in cutting-edge precision medicine with an emphasis on epigenetics, providing men with a personalized path to optimizing health & performance. http://www.GapinInstitute.comEmail: [emailprotected]

About Transcendent Publishing:Since 2012, Transcendent Publishing has specialized in offering a variety of publishing and design services for today's indie author. http://www.transcendentpublishing.com

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A postdoctoral position is available at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland to work in the research group of Dr. Jing Tang (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/network-pharmacology-for-preci...). The position is part of an Academy of Finlands research project that aims to do network pharmacology modeling to provide the mechanism of action of drugs and drug combinations for a systems-level understanding of cancer. The Tang group combines computational methods to offer improved efficiency methods to identify more effective cancer treatments for personalized medicine. The Tang laboratory is based at Research Program in Systems Oncology (ONCOSYS) (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/research-program-in-systems-on...) at the Meilahti biomedical campus.

Role description:

We are seeking at least one postdoctoral researcher to work on the computational methods to develop network pharmacology models for predicting drug combinations. The project is focused on strategies for predicting potential drug combination and patient subclasses by constructing multipartite networks using drug response data. The primary goal of the project is to analyse drug sensitivity datasets to exploit drug-target interaction data to explore the biological mechanism of drugs. A key aim of the work is to propose drug combination regimens focusing on patient-derived drug response data along with the providing a biochemical and biophysical understanding of a drug combination. Hematological malignances and ovarian cancer are the available datasets for this project. The post holder will be responsible for planning and conducting computational research within the project under the supervision of Dr. Mohieddin Jafari, and Prof. Jing Tang.

The ability to work well within a collaborative team is critical for this position. You will work with unique datasets derived from large-scale experiments associated with a diverse range of projects in pharmacology and molecular biology. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience based on the University guidelines. The full-time position start Jan 2021. A six-month trial period will be applied.

Key requirements:

We are seeking a creative and highly motivated individual with primary interest in network science and biomedical data mining. Candidates should have a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics, computer science or other related disciplines. The ideal candidate will have experience in at least one of the aforementioned areas, and a strong interest in the others. Previous experience with biological networks, omics datasets, and expertise in related statistics and modelling are considered an advantage. Solid skills in scripting/programming (preferably R and Python) are essential prerequisites for this position. Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, good organisational skills, troubleshooting expertise and the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines are desirable.

Appointment details:

The position is available from October 2020 onwards, and can be started later upon agreement. It is a two-year fixed-term position, with a possibility of extension. Trial period of 6 months will be applied. The salary will be based on level 5 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance with the overall starting salary amounting to approximately 3300-3600 EUR per month, depending on the qualifications and previous relevant research experience of the candidate.

Application details:

Please submit your application via the University of Helsinki Recruitment System by clicking the Apply for the position button below. Internal applicants (i.e. current employees of the University of Helsinki) should submit their applications through the SAP HR portal. If you need support with the recruitment system, please contact recruitment@helsinki.fi.

Please attach the following documents to your application as a single PDF file:

The deadline for applications is September 30th 2020. Interviews will be conducted either in person or online. For more information on the position, please contact Dr. Mohieddin Jafari (mohieddin.jafari(at)helsinki.fi) and Prof. Jing Tang (jing.tang(at)helsinki.fi).

The University of Helsinki (UH), founded in 1640, is a vibrant scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. It is one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities and ranks among the top 100 international universities in the world. It is currently investing heavily in life sciences research. UH offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

Together with the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) and the Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences (HiLIFE), the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, constitutes the Academic Medical Center Helsinki (AMCH). This medical center has been very successful in international comparisons, ranking among the top 10 medical campuses in Europe and among the top 50 globally.

Research Program in Systems Oncology (ONCOSYS) consists of basic, translational and clinical researchers who use cutting-edge measurement technology, patient data and AI methods in cancer research and oncology. The overall objective of ONCOSYS is to understand the underlying causes of cancer progression or treatment resistance, and to develop effective diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic approaches.

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West Palm Beach, FL, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Practice Income (MPI), a subsidiary of USA Equities Corp. (OTC Link: USAQ), a company focused on value-based healthcare solutions and physician-directed digital medicine, is proud to announce the early success of the QHSLab launch in South Florida. Since launching the platform on June 30, 2020, 159 medical practices have provided 374 allergy patients with a QHSLab-generated allergen immunotherapy prescription, generating an estimated $664,608 in reimbursement revenue to these physicians practices.

There are over 450,000 primary care physicians, including licensed nurse practitioners, in the United States. Many are reporting higher rates of fatigue and burnout due to long hours, heavy patient caseloads, and declining practice revenue from a lack of healthcare reimbursements. Primary care physicians are particularly overwhelmed by the number of patients suffering from allergies, which often signal other health related and immune compromising concerns. Doctors need smart, digital medicine solutions that save time and money, while delivering the right treatment to patients that need it. With the addition of QHSLab, not only will physicians be better equipped to treat patients, but they will also be able to sustain their practices with ongoing revenue through healthcare reimbursements, generating new income per practice, per year.

Allergies alone are estimated to affect 1 in every 5 Americans and costs upwards of $18 billion in direct health and medical expenditures annually. It not only impairs quality of life, but is responsible for as much as $4 billion annually in lost productivity due to work and school absences. When over-the-counter allergy medication treatment is no longer successful, allergen immunotherapy is recommended. Allergen immunotherapy is usually prepared by allergy specialists however, today there is a published shortage of board-certified allergy specialists available to treat the number of allergy sufferers.1 Patients must now rely on their primary care provider to effectively manage their allergies. Through our AI-enhanced, physician-directed platform, MPIs QHSLab, were increasing the primary care physicians ability to effectively address their patients chronic conditions, while saving them time and potentially expensive visits to a specialist when not absolutely necessary, said Troy Grogan, President and CEO of Medical Practice Income, Inc and USA Equities Corp.

The Fall of 2020 is soon upon us, but this season will be even more alarming than usual due to the ongoing spread and impact of COVID-19. Fredric Pullen MD, FACS, an Allergy and Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL shared the following insight regarding QHSLab: Its so much easier for busy primary care physicians to have a software system that can automatically generate the patients allergy formulas for their appropriate immunotherapy, based on their allergy test results. It saves time and potential error which is a definite plus for non-allergy specialist doctors, especially in the age of COVID-19.

For more information about Medical Practice Income, or to become a participating physician, please visit https://www.medicalpracticeincome.com/opportunities.

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On December 20, 2019 USA Equities Corp entered into and consummated a share exchange with the former stockholders of Medical Practice Income, Inc. (MPI), a Florida corporation. As a result of the Share Exchange, MPI became our wholly-owned-subsidiary. We are focused on value-based healthcare solutions, clinical informatics and algorithmic personalized medicine including digital therapeutics, behavior based remote patient monitoring, chronic care and preventive medicine. The Companys intellectual properties, products and information service portfolio is directed towards prevention, early detection, management and reversal of cardio-metabolic and other chronic diseases. Our principle objectives are to develop proprietary software tools, devices, and approaches, providing more granular, timely, and specific clinical decision-making information for practicing physicians and other health care providers to address todays obese, diabetic and cardiovascular disease population and is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. For more information, visit http://www.MedicalPracticeIncome.com/discover.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global lab supplies marketsize is expected to reach USD 49.6 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of7.1%,according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Focus on R&D drives the demand for lab equipment market, thereby boosting the market growth.

In June 2019, the D.O.D's Defense Logistics Agency settled the bidding process for USD 312.0 million contracts, for lab equipment and supplies. There are instances of huge government spending in the category including White House's budget of 2020 that provides USD 134.0 billion for federal R&D, including significant investments in R&D facilities and equipment.

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Laboratories have emerged as multipurpose research facilities in which various types of testing mechanisms, research analogies, and novel developments are carried out. This has also led to an increase in the demand for lab equipment and supplies market. Furthermore, the trend of research-based studies has been gaining traction over the past decade. This has resulted in the development of new laboratories in academic institutes, thereby boosting the market growth.

Recently, clinical laboratories have also gone through major technological advancements. With intense R&D going in the field of the pathogenesis of diseases and personalized medicine, advanced diagnostics methods and tests are being implemented extensively. Technological improvements in instrumentation continue to bring real benefits that accrue from greater ease of use, increased capacity, speed of analysis, higher precision, operational efficiencies, enhanced reliability, improved safety, and numerous other intangibles.

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Patients across the Valley will soon feel more connected to their healthcare providers thanks to a mobile app changing the way clinical documentation and data entry are performed. Bayless Integrated Healthcare, an Arizona leader in integrating mental and physical health, has announced a partnership with Seattle-based healthcare technology company, Saykara, to implement this new technology in its eight locations across the Phoenix area.

The amount of data entry providers must do is on the rise due to additional requirements from insurance companies and government agencies. During a typical appointment, providers must simultaneously converse with patients while filling out electronic health records on a computer, which creates the feeling that providers are disengaged and multi-tasking, rather than offering their full attention. The data entry workload can be so great that providers often bring it home to complete during evening hours, contributing to fatigue and burnout.

The technology from Saykara reverses this trend by utilizing artificial intelligence to automate the challenging and time-consuming aspects of clinical documentation. This frees providers from their computers and restores quality facetime with patients.

Whole person wellness defines everything that we do at Bayless, says President and CEO of Bayless Integrated Healthcare, Justin Bayless. We know that the patient/provider connection is a deeply important part of that equation, and we continuously invest in the tools and technologies to improve that relationship. The more our patients feel heard during their appointments, and the more focused our providers are on them rather than data entry, the better our delivery of personalized medicine and the better our patient outcomes.

At the start of an appointment and with the patients consent, the Bayless provider simply accesses the Saykara mobile app from their iPhone. As the provider and patient engage, the app interprets the conversation and translates it to the data required for the electronic health record, reducing administrative busywork down to mere minutes, rather than hours.

Nobody wants to feel like theyre taking a back seat to administrative busywork when visiting a healthcare provider. This is when were all at our most vulnerable, says President and COO of Saykara, Graham Hughes, MD. By automating clinical documentation, our technology helps ensure that the time shared between a patient and provider is undistracted and that a trusting bond is forged.

The introduction of this technology at Bayless comes at a time when healthcare providers are increasingly reporting burnout amid the COVID-19 pandemic and may help alleviate some of the pressures they face. The result is reduced fatigue in providers, increased facetime with patients and a more trusting and deeply connected relationship between providers and the people in their care.

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Background:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the leading chronic inflammatory rheumatism. First-line therapy with synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (sDMARD) is insufficiently effective in 40% of cases and these patients are treated with biotherapies. The increased use of these drugs each year is becoming a public health issue with considerable economic burden. This cost is 20 times higher than that of sDMARD. However, among patients treated with biotherapies, clinical practice shows that about one third will not respond to the selected drug. In nonresponse cases, practitioners currently have no choice but to perform an empirical switching between different treatments, because no tool capable of predicting the response or nonresponse to these molecules is currently available.

Methods:The study is a prospective, phase III, controlled, multicenter, and randomized, single-blind (patient) clinical trial, including RA patients with a previous failure to anti-TNF therapies. The main objective is the analysis of the clinical and pharmacoeconomic impact after 6 months of treatment. Intervention arm: prescription of biotherapy (rituximab, adalimumab, abatacept) using SinnoTest software, a prediction software based on proteomic biomarkers. Control arm: prescription of biotherapy based on current practice, without the SinnoTest software (any biotherapy). In addition, a substudy will be carried out within this trial to generate a biobank and further analyze the proteomic profile of the patients and their modification throughout the study.

Discussion:This clinical trial study will be the first validation study of a biotherapy response prediction software, bringing personalized medicine into the management of RA. We expect that the findings from this study will bring several benefits for the patient and the Health Care System.

Trial registration:ClincalTrials.govNCT04147026. Registered on 31 October, 2019.

Keywords:Anti-TNF agents; Personalized medicine; Prediction models; Rheumatoid arthritis.

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MIDDLETON, Wis., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting, the largest international conference focused on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research, will be held in a virtual format from September 11-13, 2020, with a special encore session featuring Late-Breaking News and a COVID-19 Session on September 26.

At this virtual conference MSVirtual2020 world class scientists, neurologists, clinicians and researchers from around the world will be presenting the latest research, clinical trial outcomes and technology and diagnostic advances in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Media registration, which is open to editors, reporters, producers, and active freelance writers and bloggers, will allow access to the full program including plenary sessions, invited speakers and platform presentations. Press Registration can be completed online here, or to expedite press registration, you can send a request directly to the Press Managers. They can be reached at: [emailprotected]and [emailprotected]. They are also available to arrange interviews with participating leaders, presenters and experts that you may wish to connect with.

The MSVirtual2020 program at a glance can be found here. Key topics will cover:

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MSVirtual2020 will be hosting a Newsroom on Newswise that will house various media materials including press releases, videos, infographics, bios & photos of leaders and speakers, and other assets. Newswise will also host a few Zoom press events for media only that will allow registered journalists to access and ask live questions to ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS leaders and late breaking investigators. The link to the MSVirtual2020 Newsroom is: here, or at the following link: https://www.newswise.com/home/actrims. The conference hashtag is: #MSVirtual2020.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), the world's largest interactive fitness platform, today announced the formation of the Peloton Health and Wellness Advisory Council, which will work closely with the company as it continues to look at how it can positively impact the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of its community of Members from around the world. Peloton will collaborate with the council, which includes five renowned doctors, researchers and other medical professionals from the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cardiopulmonary exercise, neurology and neuroscience, and draw on their knowledge and expertise to help inform product and content development, community-focused and social impact initiatives, research projects and more.

"We constantly hear from our Members that Peloton has not only profoundly impacted their physical, mental and emotional health, but has also helped them cope with issues ranging from neurodegenerative disease or cancer, to PTSD or post-partum depression," said William Lynch, president, Peloton. "With the addition of this esteemed Health and Wellness Advisory Council, which includes some of the best minds in medicine, we can leverage scientific research and medical expertise to help us better serve our community through our content, products and platform."

The Peloton Health and Wellness Advisory Council includes the following experts:

Cardiovascular MedicineSuzanne Steinbaum, MD:Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is an attending cardiologist, specializing in prevention. She has recently opened a private practice in New York City, at the Juhi-Ash integrative health center encompassing heart health, wellness and prevention, as well as the effects of stress and inflammation on heart health. She is the founder and President of SRSHeart, a personalized lifestyle management program using anatomy, physiology, functional data, genetics and metabolism, along with technology to reach ultimate cardiovascular health. She has been the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Prevention, Health and Wellness at Mt. Sinai Heart in New York City, after being the Director of Women's Heart Health at Northwell Lenox Hill. Dr. Steinbaum is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is a National Spokesperson for the Go Red for Women campaign and chairperson of the Go Red for Women in New York City. She is on the New York City Board of the American Heart Association and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Women's Heart Alliance.

NeurologyRichard S. Isaacson, MD:Richard S. Isaacson, M.D. is a Neurologist, clinician and researcher who specializes in Alzheimer's prevention and treatment. He previously served as Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Vice Chair of Education, and Education Director of the McKnight Brain Institute in the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine. Prior to joining UM, he served as Associate Medical Director of the Wien Center for Alzheimer's disease and Memory Disorders at Mount Sinai. Dr. Isaacson specializes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk reduction and treatment, mild cognitive impairment due to AD and preclinical AD. His clinical research has shown that individualized clinical management of patients at risk for AD dementia is an important strategy for optimizing cognitive function and reducing risk of dementia. He has also published novel methods on using a precision medicine approach in real-world clinical practice. He has also led the development of Alzheimer's Universe (AlzU.org) a vast online education research portal on AD with results published in the Journal of the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, and Neurology. With a robust clinical practice and broad background in computer science, m-Health, biotechnology and web-development, Dr. Isaacson is committed to using technology and lifestyle interventions (such as physical exercise and nutrition) to optimize patient care, AD risk assessment and early intervention.

Vernon Williams, MD:Vernon Williams, MD is the Founding Director of the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Williams is a former Commissioner for the California State Athletic Commission and current Chair of Neurological Health for the Commission's Medical Advisory Committee, as well as a former two-term Chair of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section. He serves as a neurological medical consultant to local professional sports organizations such as the Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Sparks. He also assists local colleges and numerous high school and youth sports/club athletic teams in this capacity. Dr. Williams is a board-certified clinical neurologist with very specialized areas of subspecialty: Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine. He is actively engaged in researching and developing innovative and effective treatments and technologies that help people recognize symptoms of a neurological injury sooner so that the work of treating them can happen faster, and with less potential for permanent damage. He passionately advocates for optimization of Neurological Health across the lifespan for his patients and peak performance clients.

Cardiopulmonary ExerciseAimee M. Layton, PhD:Aimee Layton, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Applied Physiology in Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and the Director of the Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Layton recently joined the pediatric cardiology team after being director of the adult pulmonary exercise laboratory for a decade. This cross discipline experience provides Dr. Layton with knowledge of both how the lungs and the heart respond to exercise and the role of disease and sports in both adults and kids. Dr. Layton's prior research investigated respiratory biomechanics, with publications in both diseased and healthy populations. Her new research focuses on bridging the gap between the lab and the home, in hopes of impacting kids' behavior and relationship with exercise. Dr. Layton is a respected expert in clinical exercise physiology and has lectured internationally on the topic. Beyond her research, Dr. Layton has been performing exercise testing and counseling for both patients with lung disease and patients with heart disease. She plays an important role as one of the lead exercise physiologists for Columbia University Medical Center in testing, exercise counseling and research.

NeuroscienceJay Alberts, PhD:As a Cleveland Clinic Scientist, Ph.D., Jay Alberts' research is aimed at understanding the structure-function relationships within the central nervous system and evaluating the impact of behavioral and surgical interventions to improve motor and non-motor function in Parkinson's disease, stroke, Alzheimer's and other neurological populations. Human studies are currently ongoing to address these basic and translational research questions. Dr. Alberts is developing and validating new methods of using exercise and augmented and virtual reality to engage patient populations remotely. He is currently leading two multi-site clinical trials investigating the role of exercise in slowing the progression of Parkinson's disease. Dr. Alberts has led multiple successful technology initiatives aimed at better understanding patient symptoms and communicating these symptoms to providers. He is currently building AR and VR applications as prescriptive digital therapeutic systems for neurological patients. To date, Dr. Alberts has written 100 peer reviewed articles, has had uninterrupted extramural funding since 1999 and holds 10 patents.

For more information about Peloton or the Peloton Health and Wellness Advisory Council, please visit http://www.blog.onepeloton.com.

About PelotonPeloton is the largest interactive fitness platform in the world with a loyal community of more than 2.6 million Members. The company pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness, and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes for its Members anytime, anywhere. Peloton makes fitness entertaining, approachable, effective, and convenient, while fostering social connections that encourage its Members to be the best versions of themselves. An innovator at the nexus of fitness, technology, and media, Peloton has reinvented the fitness industry by developing a first-of-its-kind subscription platform that seamlessly combines the best equipment, proprietary networked software, and world-class streaming digital fitness and wellness content, creating a product that its Members love. The brand's immersive content is accessible through the Peloton Bike, Peloton Tread, and Peloton App, which allows access to a full slate of fitness classes across disciplines, on any iOS or Android device, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku TVs, and Chromecast and Android TV. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has a growing number of retail showrooms across the US, UK, Canada and Germany. For more information, visit http://www.onepeloton.com.

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EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI), a knowledge-driven company focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI”) to personalized medicine and drug discovery, today announced that management, will present at the LD Micro's "LD 500" Virtual Investor Conference, on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 3:40 PM Eastern Time.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available to the public at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2019/36691. The webcast will be archived for 90 days following the live presentation.

About Predictive Oncology Inc.

Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) operates through three segments (Domestic, International and other), which contain four subsidiaries; Helomics, TumorGenesis, Skyline Medical and Skyline Europe. Helomics applies artificial intelligence to its rich data gathered from patient tumors to both personalize cancer therapies for patients and drive the development of new targeted therapies in collaborations with pharmaceutical companies. Helomics’ CLIA-certified lab provides clinical testing that assists oncologists in individualizing patient treatment decisions, by providing an evidence-based roadmap for therapy. In addition to its proprietary precision oncology platform, Helomics offers boutique CRO services that leverage its TruTumor, patient-derived tumor models coupled to a wide range of multi-omics assays (genomics, proteomics and biochemical), and an AI-powered proprietary bioinformatics platform to provide a tailored solution to its clients’ specific needs. Predictive Oncology’s TumorGenesis subsidiary is developing a new rapid approach to growing tumors in the laboratory, which essentially fools” cancer cells into thinking they are still growing inside a patient. Its proprietary Oncology Discovery Technology Platform kits will assist researchers and clinicians to identify which cancer cells bind to specific biomarkers. Once the biomarkers are identified they can be used in TumorGenesis’ Oncology Capture Technology Platforms which isolate and help categorize an individual patient’s heterogeneous tumor samples to enable the development of patient specific treatment options. Helomics and TumorGenesis are focused on ovarian cancer. Predictive Oncology’s Skyline Medical division markets its patented and FDA cleared STREAMWAY System, which automates the collection, measurement and disposal of waste fluid, including blood, irrigation fluid and others, within a medical facility, through both domestic and international divisions. The company has achieved sales in five of the seven continents through both direct sales and distributor partners. For more information, please visit http://www.Predictive-Oncology.com.

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Precision Medicine Market Trends, In-Depth Research on Market Size, Emerging Growth Factors, Global 2020 Trends and Forecasts 2025

The Precision MedicineMarket report is one of the most comprehensive and important dataabout business strategies, qualitative and quantitative analysis of Global Market.It offers detailed research and analysis of key aspects of the Precision Medicinemarket. The market analysts authoring this report have provided in-depth information on leading growth drivers, restraints, challenges, trends, and opportunities to offer a complete analysis of the Precision Medicinemarket.

The researchers have considered almost all important parameters for company profiling, including market share, recent development, gross margin, future development plans, product portfolio, production, and revenue. The report includes detailed analysis of the vendor landscape and thorough company profiling of leading players of the Precision Medicine market.

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Top Leading players covered in the Precision Medicine market report: Johnson & Johnson, IBM, GE Healthcare, Illumina, Roche, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Novartis, Abbott Laboratories, Almac Group, Intel Corporation, Biomrieux Sa, Cepheid, Qiagen, Randox Laboratories, Healthcore and More

Key Types:DiagnosticsTherapies

Key End-Use:OncologyNeurosciencesImmunologyRespiratoryOthers

The global Precision Medicine market is analyzed across key geographies namely: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. Each of these regions is analyzed on basis of market findings across major countries in these regions for a macro-level understanding of the market.

The latest report added by Market Info Reportsdemonstrates that the global Precision Medicine market will showcase a steady CAGR in the coming years. The research report includes a thorough analysis of market drivers, restraints, threats, and opportunities. It addresses the lucrative investment options for the players in the coming years. Analysts have offered market estimates at a global and regional level.

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Overview: Along with a broad overview of the global Precision Medicine market, this section gives an overview of the report to give an idea about the nature and contents of the research study.

Analysis on Strategies of Leading Players: Market players can use this analysis to gain competitive advantage over their competitors in the Precision Medicine market.

Study on Key Market Trends: This section of the report offers deeper analysis of latest and future trends of the Precision Medicine market.

Market Forecasts: Buyers of the report will have access to accurate and validated estimates of the total market size in terms of value and volume. The report also provides consumption, production, sales, and other forecasts for the Precision Medicine market.

Regional Growth Analysis: All major regions and countries have been covered in the report. The regional analysis will help market players to tap into unexplored regional markets, prepare specific strategies for target regions, and compare the growth of all regional markets.

Segmental Analysis: The report provides accurate and reliable forecasts of the market share of important segments of the Precision Medicine market. Market participants can use this analysis to make strategic investments in key growth pockets of the Precision Medicine market.

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Trusted Business Insights presents an updated and Latest Study on Precision Medicine Market 2019-2029. The report contains market predictions related to market size, revenue, production, CAGR, Consumption, gross margin, price, and other substantial factors. While emphasizing the key driving and restraining forces for this market, the report also offers a complete study of the future trends and developments of the market.The report further elaborates on the micro and macroeconomic aspects including the socio-political landscape that is anticipated to shape the demand of the Precision Medicine market during the forecast period (2019-2029).It also examines the role of the leading market players involved in the industry including their corporate overview, financial summary, and SWOT analysis.

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Abstract, Snapshot, Market Analysis & Market Definition: Precision Medicine MarketIndustry / Sector Trends

Precision Medicine Market size was valued at USD 52.6 billion in 2018 and is expected to witness 10.5% CAGR from 2019 to 2025.

U.S.Market Segmentation, Outlook & Regional Insights: Precision Medicine Market

Precision Medicine Market, By Technology, 2018 & 2025 (USD Million)

Growing demand and advancements in cancer biology will drive personalized medicine market during the forecast period. Accessibility to large-scale human genome database including next-generation sequencing (NGS) and computational tools foster industry growth. Development of innovative genetic technologies examines the functional effect of genetic makeup that leads in developing cancer, thus, should propel huge demand for cancer biology. Several such tools are widely used to study the mechanism of DNA repair, epigenetic changes related to cancer and gene regulation in cancerous cells that offer opportunities for cancer biology in personalized medicine.

Moreover, improving efficiencies within the health care system will serve to be positive impact rendering factor personalized treatment business growth. Benefits offered by personalized medicines and treatment includes target treatment for patient, optimal dosing, focus on prevention and earlier intervention as well as preventing adverse events. Thus, above mentioned features will foster the demand for personalized medication market growth. However, high cost associated with precision medicine may impede industry growth over the forecast period.

Precision Medicine Market, By Technology

Drug discovery segment held over 21% revenue share in 2018 and is projected to grow significantly by 2025. Focus of business players on developing technologically advanced drugs enabling superior treatment for several life-threatening diseases will create segmental growth opportunities. Bio-pharmaceutical companies utilize bioinformatics software to introduce customized novel drugs that should augment the segmental growth.

Gene sequencing segment is anticipated to show exponential CAGR of around 11% over the coming years. Benefits offered by gene sequencing technique such as relevant information about patients genome and biological research ensures quick drug discovery process that should boost segmental growth.

Precision Medicine Market, By Application

Immunology segment accounted for over USD 9.5 billion in 2018 and is estimated to witness considerable growth trend during the analysis period. Growing demand for bioinformatics and big data analytics to segregate human genome data obtained from immunological processes favors segmental growth.

Oncology segment held significant revenue share in 2018 and is assessed to show more than 10.5% CAGR during the forecast period. Segment growth is attributable to increasing prevalence of cancer cases resulting in development of innovative drugs with specific drug formulations in precision medicine.

Germany Precision Medicine Market Size, By Application, 2018 (USD Million)

Precision Medicine Market, By End-use

Healthcare IT companies segment held more than 27% revenue share in 2018 and will show lucrative growth over coming years. Increasing demand for developing technologically advanced tools for rapid integration, storage, and analysis of patient data should augment the business growth.

Diagnostic companies segment was valued around USD 9.5 billion in 2018. Such companies provide solutions that bridges the gap between clinical needs of patients and technology. Various benefits such as high quality of the medical diagnostic devices enabling precise patient management will foster industry growth.

Precision Medicine Market, By Region

North America precision medicine market is predictable to show around 9% CAGR over the analysis period. Rising prevalence of respiratory and oncology diseases as a result of lifestyle changes is the key factor driving demand for market. Rising healthcare expenditure coupled with presence of major industry players in North America will spur the business growth.

Asia Pacific precision medicine industry was valued more than USD 11 billion revenue in 2018. Regional growth can be attributed to technological advances in sequencing technology. Moreover, presence of large patient pool in Asia Pacific along with growing investments in R&D activities will accelerate personalized medication business growth.

MEA Precision Medicine Market Size, By Country, 2025 (USD Million)

Key Players, Recent Developments & Sector Viewpoints: Precision Medicine Market

Few of the prominent industry players operating in precision medicine industry include Biocrates Life Sciences, Tepnel Pharma Services, Qiagen, Menarini Silicon Biosystems, Novartis, NanoString Technologies, Pfizer, Eagle Genomics, Quest Diagnostics, Roche, Intomics, and Teva Pharmaceutical. The business players implement several strategies including acquisitions, partnerships and innovative product enhancement to capitalize on market growth opportunities.

Recent industry developments:

In October 2018, Eagle Genomics partnered with Microsoft Genomics to tackle computational challenges of genomics era. This partnership aimed to inculcate scale and power of cloud to precision medicine, across the production of fundamental research and core services.

In January 2018, Syapse collaborated with Roche in order to advance precision medicine in oncology. Also, this partnership focuses on clinical delivery and product development for introducing precision medicine to more patients.

Precision Medicine Industry Viewpoint

History of precision medicine can be tracked back in 1950s when Watson and Crick discovered the structure of the DNA as double-helix. Efforts to supplement the DNA structure, researchers cracked the genetic code in early 1960s. Additionally, introduction of the first DNA sequencing technology was developed in 1970s where researchers discovered first enzyme linked to individual variation in response to dosing. In early 1980s Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was first discovered allowing for fast amplification of DNA sequences. These advances continued in 1990s where human genome project was launched along with FDA approval for first personalized medicine with a companion diagnostic, for the treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer. Such form of advancements continued in 2000s where first targeted therapies for lung cancer, leukemia, melanoma, cystic fibrosis, HIV, and other diseases accelerated tremendous growth opportunities for precision medicine. Moreover, increasing demand for personalized medication for secured patient management will drive industry growth during the forthcoming years

Key Insights Covered: Exhaustive Precision Medicine Market1. Market size (sales, revenue and growth rate) of Precision Medicine industry.2. Global major manufacturers operating situation (sales, revenue, growth rate and gross margin) of Precision Medicine industry.3. SWOT analysis, New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis, Upstream raw materials and manufacturing equipment & Industry chain analysis of Precision Medicine industry.4. Market size (sales, revenue) forecast by regions and countries from 2019 to 2025 of Precision Medicine industry.

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With the onset of the Human Genome Project, social concerns about 'genetic information discrimination' have been raised, but the problem has not yet been highlighted in Korea. However, non-medical institutions' genetic testing which is related to disease prevention could be partially allowed under the revised "Bioethics and Safety Act" from June 30, 2016. In the case of one domestic insurance company, DTC genetic testing was provided for the new customer of cancer insurance as a complimentary service, which made the social changes related to the recognition of the genetic testing. At a time when precision medicine is becoming a new standard for medical care, discipline on genetic information discrimination has become a problem that can not be delayed anymore. Article 46 and 67 of the Bioethics Act stipulate the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of genetic information and penalties for its violation. However, these broad principles alone can not solve the problems in specific genetic information utilization areas such as insurance and employment. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany have different regulations that prohibit genetic information based discrimination. In the United States, Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act takes a form that adds to the existing law about the prohibition of genetic information discrimination. In addition, the range of genetic information includes the results of genetic tests of individuals and their families, including "family history". Canada has recently enacted legislation in 2017, expanding coverage to general transactions of goods or services in addition to insurance and employment. The United Kingdom deals only with 'predictive genetic testing results of individuals'. In the case of insurance, the UK government and Association of British Insurers (ABI) agree to abide by a policy framework ('Concordat') for cooperation that provides that insurers' use of genetic information is transparent, fair and subject to regular reviews; and remain committed to the voluntary Moratorium on insurers' use of predictive genetic test results until 1 November 2019, and a review of the Concordat in 2016. In the case of employment, The ICO's 'Employment Practices Code (2011)' is used as a guideline. In Germany, Human Genetic Examination Act(Gesetz ${ddot{u}}ber$ genetische Untersuchungen bei Menschen) stipulates a principle ban on the demand for genetic testing and the submission of results in employment and insurance. The evaluation of the effectiveness of regulatory framework, as well as the form and scope of the discipline is different from country to country. In light of this, it would be desirable for the issue of genetic information discrimination in Korea to be addressed based on the review of related regulations, the participation of experts, and the cooperation of stakeholders.

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Interpretation of genetic test results

It is important that cytogenetic and molecular genetic test results are correctly interpreted to ensure that patients receive accurate information about their risks, particularly where different mutations in the same gene may result in a different phenotype, risk or the need for a particular type of follow-up.

New generation tests may not only identify mutations in genes which we expect or predict to find in a patient, but also other changes which may be more difficult to interpret. Careful thought has to go into whether or not patients or prospective parents are informed of these findings. This can create a very difficult situation for healthcare professionals, where there may be no way of knowing the significance of the finding. It is possible that the incidental finding is a variation of normal and therefore of no consequence to the patient.

On the other hand, the genetic change may be of significance, in which case patients may need to be told that a change has been observed, but with no information to inform them of what this might mean. This could be particularly difficult in prenatal testing where any concern raised about the foetus genome is likely to cause a great deal of anxiety.

With new genome sequencing it is hoped that medical care will become more personalised, allowing earlier and more accurate diagnosis to be made and better care to those with conditions like cancer. It is hoped that treatment will be more effective as it will be individualised for the patient's needs and the use of specific medication and their dosages will be tailored to the particular patient. This will all depend, of course, on the correct interpretation of results.

It is obviously a patient's choice as to whether they want to have genetic testing done. Whether or not it is offered may depend on their risk, and of course that the risk is identified at the outset. A patient may have an increased risk of a particular condition for a number of reasons, including their family history, environmental factors or their age.

A claim for clinical negligence could arise where a risk has not been identified and testing or screening not offered, and that patient suffers as a consequence. For example, a female patient presenting in early pregnancy may disclose a strong family history of mental retardation. If the clinician is not alert to this, the offer of appropriate referral to genetics services and testing for mental retardation syndromes (such as Fragile X syndrome) will not be made available to the patient.

This is clearly a problem that can arise for any type of test, not just results of genetic tests. A patient may come to harm where results are requested but not returned, or returned and not acted upon. It is important that there are robust systems in place to ensure that when a test is requested, it is followed up appropriately and any necessary action taken in a timely manner.

Failing to advise patients of the outcome of genetic tests may result in them missing out on vital preventative screening or being offered the option of prophylactic surgery. Similarly, prospective parents may go ahead with their plans to start a family, unaware of the fact that there is a risk of an inherited genetic condition in their offspring.

Where prenatal testing has taken place, there is the possibility of claims arising from misinterpretation of results or the failure to offer testing where appropriate. 'Wrongful birth' claims arise where a prospective mother is not advised of a condition that might affect a future pregnancy, or may be affecting her current pregnancy, and therefore is not given the option of deciding whether to conceive or to continue her pregnancy. If a child is subsequently born with a disability as a result of the condition, a claim may be pursued.

Genetic and genomic medicine is a constantly changing and developing field. As patient care becomes more personalised - with pharmacogenetics, for example, where medications are prescribed based on a patient's individual genome - there is the potential for more medico-legal and ethical questions to be raised. The MDU will continue to assist members in managing any risks as they arise.

Medico-legal adviser

BSc (Hons) MBChB (Hons) LLB MA MRCPCH FFFLM DMedEth

Kathryn has been a medico-legal adviser with the MDU since 2007 and is a team leader, trainer and mentor in the medical advisory department. Before joining the MDU, she worked in paediatrics gaining her MRCPCH in 2002 and did her specialty training in clinical genetics. She has an MA in Health Care Ethics and Law, a Bachelor of Law and a Professional Doctorate in Medical Ethics. She is also a fellow of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine and has previously been an examiner and Deputy Chief Examiner for the faculty exam. Kathryn is currently a member of the faculty's Training and Education Subcommittee.

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The legal aspects of genetic testing - Medical Defence Union

August 26, 2020

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Steven Hahn, having been battered around for his egregiously inaccurate endorsement Sunday of a purported COVID-19 treatment pushed by President Donald Trump, walked that endorsement back Monday and Tuesday.

It isnt enough. Hahn has damaged his credibility, possibly beyond repair, and taken the credibility of the FDA down with him at a crucial moment when the agencys trustworthiness may be more important than at any time in its 114-year history.

He has behaved like a Trump sycophant rather than the head of an independent, science-based arm of the federal government, and for that he has to go.

I have been criticized for remarks I made Sunday night about the benefits of convalescent plasma, Hahn tweeted Monday, at the start of an apology round that also took him to CBS This Morning. The criticism is entirely justified, he tweeted. What I should have said better is that the data show a relative risk reduction, not an absolute risk reduction.

On CBS, he said, I could have done a better job and should have done a better job at that press conference explaining what the data show.

Lets take a closer look at what this is all about, and why Hahns most recent statements are insufficient.

The issue involved convalescent plasma, which is blood fluid taken from patients who have recovered from COVID-19. Its then transfused into new COVID-19 patients, with the aim of allowing antibodies the original patients developed during their illness to fight the infection in the new patients.

Sundays White House press conference was called to announce that the FDA had issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in COVID-19 cases. This move isnt tantamount to FDA clinical approval and has little practical effect, since researchers already were using the substance in clinical trials.

But it does raise the possibility that the general public will think that the FDA has concluded that it works for COVID-19 patients, for which there is still no evidence.

In short, the FDAs announcement benefited no patients or researchers. It smacked of being timed to coincide with the start of the Republican National Convention, which opened Monday with Trumps renomination. Hahn denies that the timing was anything but coincidental.

Convalescent plasma has been used for about 100 years as treatment for other diseases. It has never been a miracle drug or a breakthrough, as Trump has described it. Though researchers have seen some evidence that it may help seriously ill COVID-19 patients, medical experts strongly doubt that it will be a breakthrough drug now.

That brings us to Hahns original error.

As I reported, at a White House press conference Sunday, Hahn stated in Trumps presence that for patients treated with convalescent plasma there was a 35% improvement in survival, which he called a significant clinical benefit. He tried to explain what he meant by adding that, of 100 people who are sick with COVID-19, 35 would have been saved because of the administration of plasma.

None of that is true. The Mayo Clinic study on which his remarks were based says nothing of the kind. It says that preliminary results from its trial show that patients given convalescent plasma with a high concentration of antibodies and receive it within three days of diagnosis with COVID-19 have a 35% better survival rate than those given plasma with a low concentration of antibodies and who receive it four days or more after diagnosis.

The best one could say is that five out of 100 people in the trial but really only three out of 100 would have better survival rates. Even that conclusion is dubious, however, because the Mayo study doesnt compare the patients who received plasma to those who didnt receive it at all it merely compares those who receive different versions of the plasma and on different schedules to each other.

From that, its impossible to tell what benefit convalescent plasma has on COVID-19 patients, if any. Two studies, in China and the Netherlands, that actually tested convalescent plasma against a placebo were both ended early because of safety concerns. But neither showed any positive effect before they were curtailed.

Hahns statement instantly drew a pushback from medical experts. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University medical school called it shockingly wrong. Eric Topol, head of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California, called it not only blatantly wrong (but) an egregious public statement.

Hahns original statement was so profoundly wrong that his walkback Monday and Tuesday cant help but increase public confusion.

This is just blatantly wrong and misleading to the public, Topol told me. Millions of people now think that this is a breakthrough miracle treatment, but theres no data to support that. He has to say that there has been no survival advantage established for convalescent plasma, period, stop.

Hahns apology doesnt help, because its couched in technical language. The public doesnt understand the nuances of relative and absolute risk. Until he says that there is no survival advantage established, the public wont get it, Topol says. And he has to say it in public not through Twitter, and not through an exclusive CBS This Morning interview.

As for that interview, Hahn didnt err on Sunday by doing a bad job explaining the data. He completely misrepresented the data. On CBS he described the Mayo Clinic data in a way that was so confusing and incomplete that the lay viewer could still come away with the impression that theres solid evidence for plasmas positive effect. Thats completely unacceptable.

Of the FDAs emergency use authorization, Hahn told Gayle King of the CBS program, I can assure the American people that this decision was made based upon sound science and data.

Can that assurance be taken at face value? Unfortunately, no.

The importance of the FDAs credibility at this moment cant be overstated. At some point within the next year, the agency will be called on to validate the safety and efficacy of any vaccines for COVID-19 that emerge from clinical testing.

In an era in which conspiracy theories animate resistance even to vaccines of proven safety and efficacy, doubts about a new vaccine against a novel disease will threaten public health if they prompt people to refuse immunization. By appearing to truckle to Trumps political demands, Hahn is making it impossible to trust the FDAs judgment on COVID-19 vaccines.

Thats tragedy in the making. Hahns performance this weekend started out shamefully, and has only gotten worse.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Epidemiology Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report delivers an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical and forecasted RA epidemiology in the 7MM, i.e., the United States, EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and Japan.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Understanding

Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease that is known to impact the joints of the body adversely. An autoimmune disorder is a condition where the immune system starts making antinuclear bodies instead of antibodies which directs them to cause self-injury to the body, on the onset of disease, the immune response primarily attacks and harm the joints. RA is more common in women and about 75% of RA patients are women. Around 1 to 3% of women may get rheumatoid arthritis in their lifetime. The disease most often begins between the ages of 30 and 50. However, RA can start at any age.

Clinically, the symptoms of RA significantly differ between early-stage RA and insufficiently treated later stages of the disease. Early-stage RA is characterized by generalized disease symptoms such as fatigue, flu-like feeling, swollen and tender joints, and morning stiffness; and is paralleled by elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). In contrast, insufficiently treated RA displays a complex clinical picture with the occurrence of serious systemic manifestations such as pleural effusions, lung nodules and interstitial lung disease, lymphomas, vasculitis in small or medium-sized arteries, keratoconjunctivitis, atherosclerosis, hematologic abnormalities (e.g., anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, or thrombocytosis), joint misalignments, loss of range of motion, bone erosion, cartilage destruction, and rheumatic nodules. These systemic manifestations caused by the chronic inflammatory state in RA patients result in increased mortality.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis

Typically, RA is diagnosed by a combination of patient's symptoms, results of doctors examination, assessment of risk factors, family history, a joint assessment by ultrasound sonography, and assessment of laboratory markers such as elevated levels of CRP and ESR in serum and detection of RA-specific autoantibodies.

More than two thirds of RA patients have reported moderate to severe symptoms and having disease activity (DAS) score of 3.2 or above. And by this stage, most of the patients have joints that are experiencing swelling and pain and may have deformities, like malalignment, in some joints as a result of cartilage destruction.

Epidemiology Perspective

The RA epidemiology division provides the insights about historical and current RA patient pool and forecasted trend for each seven major countries. It helps to recognize the causes of current and forecasted trends by exploring numerous studies and views of key opinion leaders. This part of the report also provides the diagnosed patient pool and their trends along with assumptions undertaken.

Key Findings

In the year 2017, the total prevalent cases of RA was 4,356,793 cases in the 7MM which are expected to grow during the study period, i.e., 2017-2030.

The disease epidemiology covered in the report provides historical as well as forecasted RA epidemiology segmented as [Total Prevalent Cases of RA, Diagnosed cases of RA, Gender-specific cases of RA, Diagnosed cases of RA by Age Distribution, Severity-specific cases of RA, Patients on targeted therapies of RA, and Line-Wise Treated Cases of RA] scenario of RA in the 7MM covering the United States, EU5 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and Japan from 2017 to 2030.

Country Wise- RA Epidemiology

Estimates show that the highest cases of RA in the 7MM were in the United States, followed by Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain in 2017.

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Key Assessments

Geographies Covered

Study Period: 2017-2030

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