Lawmakers Form Bipartisan, Bicameral Personalized Medicine Caucus

By Ariel Cohen / February 4, 2020 at 5:52 PM
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers on Tuesday (Feb 4) formed a caucus to raise awareness about precision medicine and will hold an introductory briefing on Capitol Hill Feb. 26. The newly formed Personalized Medicine Caucus is led by Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) Physicians use precision medicine to predict an individual patient's chance of responding to certain treatments. Advances in precision medicine can help doctors detect diseases...

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