Tag: Precision Health
VA’s MVP Mega-Biobank Collaborates with NIH to Advance Genetic Discoveries for Veterans
Since 2011, more than 875,000 Veterans have donated their DNA to the VA Million Veteran Program (MVP). In the program, VA researchers are sequencing Veterans' genomes—a complete set of genetic material—to better understand how genes, lifestyles, and military exposures...
How Bias can Creep into Biobanks that Drive Precision Health and Clinical AI
In the race to harness medical data for artificial intelligence tools and personalized health care, a new study shows how easily unintentional design bias can affect those efforts. It also points to specific ways to increase the chances that patients...
