Sunday, June 27, 2010

Doctors, Depression, and DNA

In a June 25, 2010 Newsweek.Com article, reporter Mary Carmichael asks the question: “Can a genetic test help patients get on the right antidepressant?” A new test, GeneSightRx, helps doctors and patients pick the right anti-depressants. This new test has replaced the trial and error approach at the Mayo Clinic and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the two institutions where it was developed. Click here to read the entire article.