Precision health is changing the standard of care
Advancements in technology are making genomics more affordable and accessible than ever before. Likewise, societal attitudes toward genomics in clinical care are shifting. We are no longer asking ‘if’ genomics should be integrated with clinical care. Instead we are asking ‘when’ and ‘how’ we can use genomics to benefit as many people as possible.
Genomics is already saving lives and improving health outcomes and disease management for patients touched by cancer, heart disease, autism, epilepsy, rare diseases and other debilitating diseases. As genomics research moves from the bench to the bedside, clinical applications of genomics will affect many areas of medicine, improving disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as informing our approaches to wellness, nutrition, and public health.
For most families, asthma feels like it comes out of nowhere. A child starts coughing or wheezing, and suddenly there are inhalers, doctor visits and long-term questions. Treatment...
The following article was originally published by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. For the first time, researchers at UBC have demonstrated how to reliab...
Genomics gives us the power to detect biological threats before they escalate. Whether it’s a virus in wastewater, a foodborne pathogen in shellfish or the early genetic signals ...
Because Genome BC invested in a blood-based biomarker, patients with autoimmune disease may soon get answers faster. Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis can take years to...
A power drill in an operating room? At Arbutus Medical, that’s not a punchline — it’s the product. With early support from Genome BC’s Industry Innovation Fund, this BC-bas...
What happens when the right test exists, but the relevant reference data doesn’t? For too many Indigenous people in Canada, a rare disease goes undiagnosed — not because medici...
When lymphoid cancers return after treatment, they often become more aggressive and harder to treat. Until recently, doctors had few tools to predict relapse or guide care. That’...
Led by Dr. Bruce Carleton, the GO-PGx project established a national precision medicine network with a single goal: to help children with cancer not only survive but also thrive. B...
A newly designed genomic education resource is poised to empower future nurse practitioners (NPs) in British Columbia to better deliver precision healthcare. Precision healthcare u...
A History of Innovation Since our inception, Genome BC has funded crucial projects related to lymphoid cancer and our efforts continue to make a significant impact. Work in thi...
Approximately 300,000 Canadians are at high risk for hereditary cancers, making it crucial to identify these genetic changes for timely and effective intervention. What is Heredi...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Children should have a future, not cancer. But, just before her first birthday, Rory was fighting for her future. Born with a terat...
First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations, collectively known as the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, face similar health challenges with global Indigenous Peoples. Inequities includ...
Understanding hereditary cancer is the difference between life and death for Chiquita Hessels. In 2011, just ten months after her mother’s death from breast cancer, and one month...
In 2002, a Technology Development platform funded by Genome BC and Genome Canada was created in BC to provide engineering support to the local life sciences research community alon...
Big Data is a powerful tool for health researchers, but ethical, legal and technical questions must be considered before genomic information is shared. Advances in DNA sequencing h...
Taylor Date’s recovery from a childhood brain tumour is a story of heroic parenting. When Taylor Date was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant cancer tumour in the bra...
A quick test would help physicians triage patients so the right people get the right treatment at the right time...
Every year, approximately 10,000 women in Canada have an amniocentesis — a prenatal procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid is drawn by needle and tested for chromosomal ab...
The transformation of this disease from death sentence to manageable condition is one of the best- personalized medicine stories ever seen and one of the world’s best examples of...
