Precision medicine: Hippocratic meets informatics
Precision versus personal Precision medicine is in some ways a new medical paradigm. You hear the phrase in reference to many of the latest hot topics in health; the microbiome, bacterial resistance, HIV treatment and cancer. Defining the term is slightly trickier. The US National Research Council’s (NRC) definition is: “The tailoring of medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient.” [1] This is fairly interchangeable with the now outdated name, personalized medicine. Personalized medicine as a term is not popular amongst scientists and clinicians. It was interpreted by many as meaning the design or tailoring of new drugs...
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