Journal of Community Genetics -

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

From Genes to Public Health: An emerging opportunity for the new Administration for Healthy America (AHA). As the "new" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will focus almost entirely...

In this Review, Ferretti et al. discuss advances in our understanding of interactions between the human genome and the microbiome, including the effects of the microbiome on host gene regulation.

A day in the invisible life of public health genomics! In 2011, I wrote this blog to celebrate the field and illustrate examples of its daily impact. The examples may be outdated but the idea behind t...

This JAMA Forum discusses the scope of cuts made by the Trump administration to the federal workforce, the personal damage to workers, and the future of government service.

This Viewpoint describes the benefits and challenges of integrating genomic information with disease-modifying therapies for epilepsy.

This review in the Translational Science series summarizes current evidence regarding the human microbiome and cancer, including how the microbiota in the gut and other anatomical locations affect can...

OBJECTIVES: With advances in the Human Genome Project, the implications of genetic technology in disease prevention should be assessed. METHODS: The paradigm suggested in The Future of Public Health--...

More than 20,000 jobs were eliminated, billions of dollars in scientific research has been threatened or paused, and a budget draft proposes a major restructuring of Health and Human Services.

Nguyen and Lee discuss how universal practice of kindness is a public health action. Using empirical evidence of randomised controlled trials combined with Rose’s theoretical framework of preventive m...

The authors of this Perspective evaluate the developments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital pathology for oncology applications between 2019 and 2024, addressing technological inno...

Public Health Genomics in the United States 1998-2025. in 2011, Turna Ray wrote a thoughtful story in GenomeWeb entitled “Tight Budgets Defund Key CDC Effort, but Director Will Retain Focus on Public...

This Medical News article discusses the US Department of Health and Human Services plan to restructure its agencies and lay off 10 000 workers as part of the Trump administration’s Make America Health...

Public health genomics 2025: The end of the beginning! In 2011, I wrote this commentary in Genetics in Medicine. At that time, public health genomics, just like today, was undergoing severe reduction...

The crucial role of public health practice beyond infectious diseases: The Washington Post post piece by Lena Sun showcases how ”CDC’s portfolio has broadened over time to include a wider range of h...

A sad day at CDC: Today, multiple public health programs were shuttered and thousands of CDC employees were let go. This WIRED story and many others have and will continue to describe the devastating ...

The Pharmacogenomics Journal - A feasibility study on implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenomics testing in outpatient clinics in Singapore (IMPT study)

The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01147-wCountries globally face major challenges in the early diagnosis and treatment of hypercholesterolaemia and cardiovascular disease, with numerous health inequities by geography and income. Perseverance, hard work, integrity and commitment can transform aspiration into reality. My PCSK9 story, from the discovery of its implication in familial hypercholesterolemia to the development of life-saving drugs, is a real example.

Australian Genomics led a country-level, longitudinal project to deliver and evaluate the impact of genomics in routine healthcare.

Starting in January 2025, various government health datasets were removed, restored, manipulated, or not posted as planned. The consequences of these changes could be far-reaching.