Healthy Community Design was a concept that could break down the barriers between communities and their necessities by establishing convenience to schools, healthcare facilities, and other benefits that should be accessible.

Digital health has come to the forefront of healthcare since 2020. Here’s a current look at digital health and potential advancements and risks for the future.

We hope to help reduce the estimated 40,000 to 80,000 annual deaths due to preventable diagnostic errors. Here’s a look at some recent efforts toward equitable access and education efforts in clinical laboratory medicine.

Culturally competent whole person care is critical in work to reduce health inequities. Here’s a look at the Rx for Community Wellness program.

After an alarming need came to light for agricultural workers in Merced County, California, health advocates saw a clear need for action. The idea for the ACTIVATE project was then born.

PEN enlisted the HEET to conduct a high-level landscape analysis of PEN’s organization to identify how it could integrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity into its values and actions.

The ACTIVATE program is a community digital health initiative that provides patients with health technology and training to increase access to healthcare services and empower patients to take control of their health.

Dr. Kyle Riding explains the parts of a CBC test, the values and blood cell quality that are examined, and the diagnostic and predictive methods used with CBCs.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus and Dr. Kyle Riding share advice for actions if patients suspect unnecessary genetic tests and why to make notes about variants of undetermined significance.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus and Dr. Kyle Riding share insight about disparities and advice for ensuring that you receive information about genetic testing costs.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus explains some cases when genetic testing is covered, the value of pre-authorizations, and how coverage can differ for Medicare patients.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus and Dr. Kyle Riding explain the different ways that genetic counselors help in the genetic testing process – and the sequence that genetic tests should be carried out.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus and Dr. Kyle Riding share key questions to ask before genetic testing occurs and how to prepare for test result outcomes.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus shares how the costs have changed over time and resources to cover genetic testing costs.

Dr. Kyle Riding shares the aspects of genetic tests that can differ by location and the reasoning behind differences.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus explains what is examined in gene expression profiling and whether it can rule out health diagnoses.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus explains microarray testing and why it is used.

Dr. Brandy Gunsolus explains what happens in DNA sequencing tests and when and why these tests are performed.

Dr. Kyle Riding explains what cytogeneticists look for in fluroescent in situ hybridization (FISH) tests.

Dr. Kyle Riding shares insight about how PCR, qPCR, and RT-PCR tests differ and how they are used in medical laboratory diagnostics.