Washington – The Obama administration is moving ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people’s genes, environment and lifestyle.
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As part of the Precision Medicine Initiative, the National Institutes of Health plans to be gathering data from at least 1 million volunteers by 2019. The work will go beyond standard medical exams to include even day-to-day wellness information gathered from smartphones or wearable sensors.
At a White House summit Thursday, the NIH is announcing first steps to set up that massive database so it can begin enrolling soon. Vanderbilt University will lead a pilot project to learn how best to recruit volunteers and collect the data. NIH also wants to help patients better access and share electronic health records.
Yes lets give the man credit where credit is due. Obama has made it his business to push innovation in the medical arena. Its a good cause and smart move. He is lazer focused and a good leader. Its a shame that his liberal policies distort his job.