Aug 29, 2017
A Chicagoland hospital is adding a new test to its annual checkup — and it could be the future of medicine
Posted by Aleksandar Vukovic in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
A Chicagoland hospital system has added something new to its patients’ annual checkups: the option to get a genetic test.
Until now, DNA tests have tended to live either in the consumer realm or through referrals to specialists when a patient brings it up.
NorthShore University HealthSystem wants to bring that conversation about genetics into every doctor’s office during annual checkups.