Obama Launches Precision Medicine Initiative In State Of The Union Address

President Barack Obama announced the launch of a new initiative that he said would give patients “access to the personalized information” they need to stay healthy and receive the “right treatment at the right time,” during the State of the Union Address Tuesday (Jan. 20). In a White House blog, the administration appears to make a connection to the effort through the story of a cystic fibrosis patient who was able to receive treatment through the collaboration of the Cystic...