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National Institutes of Health to create a genetic test database

Hoping to improve healthcare research and centralize data, the National Institutes of Health plans to create an online database of available genetic tests. In a notice published last week in the Read more...

Top technology trends for payers

Health insurers will be keeping close watch on genetic testing and electronic medical records in 2010, according to the first of a planned annual series of reports from research organization ECRI Read more...

Microsoft, partners plan 20-year genetics project

Here's the dawn of what could be the next model for health IT projects: Microsoft, Scripps Health, Affymetrix and Navigenics are launching a project that will offer genetic scans for up to 10,000 Read more...

Press Releases

Six Innovative Laboratories Win GenomeQuest Grants to Bring Next Generation Sequencing Diagnostics to the Clinic

Program Provides GenomeQuest Software, Services, and Expertise to Convert and Consolidate Sanger Gene Test Panels WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GenomeQuest Inc., a global provider of Read more >>

WARFARIN Study at Franciscan Health System to Assess Impact of Genetic Testing in Reducing Hospitalizations and Deaths Cau

To improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs, Franciscan Health System takes major role in first personalized medicine study authorized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Read more >>

ARUP Laboratories Announces Its Newest SNP-Based Microarray Technology

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, is pleased Read more >>

Aetna Rolls Out New More Affordable Health Plans for East Suburban Cleveland Small Businesses

-- Aetna members get most value using Lake Health System -- RICHFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today the launch of new health plan options in east suburban Cleveland Read more >>

Informed Medical Decisions Acquires Inherited Health

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. (InformedDNA) announced today it is acquiring AccessDNA, Inc., owner of Inherited Health, a leading online resource for Read more >>