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The Genetics Podcast recap: Championing diversity and accessibility in genomics with Mavis Machirori

In the latest episode of the Genetics Podcast, Sano CEO Patrick Short had the pleasure of speaking with Mavis Machirori, a senior researcher at the Ada Lovelace...
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Newborn screening equity: Sequencing and global gaps

Over the last two decades, following the landmark achievement of sequencing the first complete human genome, a suite of powerful genetic tools has emerged. Gene...
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Precision medicine access: Closing health disparities

Precision medicine is an approach to treatment and prevention that accounts for individual differences in genes, environment, and lifestyle. It represents a shi...
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Genomic literacy and health disparities in genetic research

Genetics now shapes how medicines are developed, how patients are diagnosed, and how clinical decisions are made. Yet a persistent gap exists between the pace o...
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Cultural competence in genomic medicine

Genetic variation across populations has direct consequences for precision medicine trial design. As patient populations in clinical research become more ethnic...
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Towards inclusive health: Bridging genomic data and equity in healthcare

Health equity, defined as everyone having the opportunity to be as healthy as possible, has long been a primary goal of public health. Still, across the world, ...
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Inclusive genomics: Unlocking equitable healthcare through diversity

Our new whitepaper "Inclusive genomics: A path to equitable precision medicine" offers a close look at the intersection of genomic research and diversity. It's ...
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Precision medicine needs trial diversity to reduce bias

Precision medicine marks a shift from the one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare to tailored treatments and interventions that account for an individual's uni...
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The history of women in clinical trials

Clinical trials are the foundation of modern medicine. They determine which treatments reach patients and how those treatments are understood. Yet for much of h...
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Clinical trial diversity: Practical steps to improve

Clinical trial populations consistently fail to reflect the demographics of the populations most affected by the diseases being studied. This gap is not simply ...
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