On October 12th and 13th, Arrowhead Publishing is hosting their 8th Annual Personalized & Precision Medicine Conference in San Francisco, California. Any conference dealing with precision and personalized medicine is a home for YouScript, naturally. And one of this year’s guest presenters will be YouScript’s own CEO, Kristine Ashcraft. John Waslif, Managing Director at Arrowhead, was kind enough to write … Read More

On June 22, 2016, CEO Kristine Ashcraft presented YouScript for the Seattle Aging 2.0 satellite contest at the Cambia Grove office in Seattle, Washington.  Aging 2.0, a national organization promoting innovation for an aging population, is currently hosting a “Global Startup Search” for aging-focused startups.  Satellite contests commenced around the nation, and the world.  Cambia Grove, according to their website: … Read More

Many of you may not be aware of our social media presence on the preeminent platforms, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  We currently advocate and inform from two accounts on each platform: Genelex and YouScript. What is the difference between them? Let us explain.   Genelex Social Media Genelex is the go-to place for all information applicable to the world of … Read More

In the White House’s 2016 Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Summit, President Obama noted that one of the challenges of the PMI is concerns regarding security. Incorporating “Big Data” into medicine to see larger treatment trends within certain populations to in turn more accurately treat patients’ individual conditions is one of the large goals of the PMI. The hope is for … Read More

One of our clinical pharmacists tells a story of his car breaking down in high school. He had it towed to a local mechanic as none of his attempts to get the car going were successful. The gas gauge was showing one quarter of a tank. After running numerous diagnostics to troubleshoot the issue, the mechanic finally determined that the … Read More

Hear what Barry Bittman, MD has to say about YouScript. A well-respected member of the medical community, Dr. Bittman is a neurologist, author, international speaker, researcher and inventor. As CEO of the Institute for Innovative Healthcare, Dr. Bittman developed a new paradigm for comprehensive integrative strategies − engaging patients and communities in the active pursuit of health and well-being.  Through … Read More

Being on the cutting-edge of precision medicine is a very exciting place to be! Everyone wants to unlock the potential and implement precision medicine initiatives. The excitement is contagious. We see the demand for this new science outpacing the research that supports it. And we constantly hear that the evidence-base is changing rapidly, but also not quickly enough. So where … Read More

Did you know the VA now covers Genelex testing for veterans? A recently approved contract is making pharmacogenetic testing accessible to clinicians in the Veterans Administration, so their patients can benefit from precision medicine immediately. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Genelex a Federal Supply Schedule contract as a government supplier. The approval allows healthcare providers … Read More

An article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2016 by Judy Jou, MA and Pamela Jo Johnson, MPH, PhD examined patterns of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as well as rates of disclosure of CAM use to physicians. Data was collected through the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and CAM supplement to the Survey. Of the … Read More