Technique is a “game-changer” in identifying and treating genetic illnesses

At Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, the frontiers of human genetics are being advanced through rapid whole genome sequencing, a technique that allows physicians insight into the causes of previously undiagnosed diseases and provides information for improving patient outcomes.

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Initiative makes it easier for YNHHS to help patients who can’t speak for themselves

What happens when a patient becomes too ill make medical decisions for him- or herself? If the patient previously completed advance directives forms and named a healthcare representative to make those decisions, hospital staff work with ...

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