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Why Does the Shift from “Personalized Medicine” to “Precision Health” and “Wellness Genomics” Matter?

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Transitions in relabeling personalized medicine as precision medicine, precision health, or wellness genomics reflect shifting the locus of responsibility for health from individuals to clinicians and in shifting focus from genetic risk to genetic enhancement.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.881

Authors: Eric T. Juengst, Michelle L. McGowan

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati

Language: English

Topic: Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institutes of Health