Pediatric Healthcare

Machine Learning May Support Personalized Mental Health Therapies

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Penn Medicine leveraged machine learning techniques to identify the size and shape of brain networks in children, which could lead to improved understanding and more personalized...

Partnership to Advance Orthopedic Genomics for Pediatric Patients

by Jessica Kent

Shriners Hospitals for Children is collaborating with The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to leverage genomics and develop new treatments for pediatric patients with orthopedic conditions.   Individual...

Making Pediatric Risk Scoring a Reality for Children’s Hospitals

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Payers and providers need to understand the risk of their unique patient population to allocate financial and clinical resources. But an accurate risk score is contingent on holistic patient...

Gaps in Whole Genome Sequencing Tests Could Hinder Disease Diagnosis

by Jessica Kent

A review of clinical tests from three major US laboratories showed that whole genome sequencing tests routinely fail to adequately analyze more than a quarter of genes, which may prevent providers from...