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Sulfonylureas Work Long-Term in Permanent Neonatal Diabetes In contrast to type 2 diabetes, sulfonylureas appear not to lose efficacy over time or cause hypoglycemia in patients with a rare form of diabetes, neonatal arising from KCNJ11 mutations.
Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2018
Doctors Have Cost Concerns About Genetic Tests for Disease Risk While many primary care providers believe genetic tests to assess risk for common chronic diseases might prove useful in treating patients, a recent study also suggests they're worried that steep out-of-pocket costs may limit who can be tested.
Reuters Health Information, June 16, 2018

TAILORx Provides 'Clear Answer' for ER+ Breast Cancer Lead investigator Joseph Sparano discusses the pivotal TAILORx trial presented at ASCO 2018. It's a 'great day for patients,' says Kathy Miller.
Medscape Oncology, June 13, 2018
Next-Gen Sequencing for Lung Cancer: Do It Early, for All Dr Mark Kris talks about the advantages of next-gen sequencing, from obtaining valuable bioinformatics to detecting rare abnormalities.
Medscape Oncology, June 9, 2018

Outcomes in Renal Allografts With Deceased Donors
American Journal of Transplantation, June 19, 2018
Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma and Cancer Metabolism
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, June 18, 2018
News for Pediatric Healthcare Providers From the FDA
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, June 15, 2018
The Impact of an Electronic Expensive Test Notification
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, June 12, 2018
Pheochromocytoma: A Genetic and Diagnostic Update
Endocrine Practice, June 5, 2018
Advances in Stroke 2017
Stroke, May 31, 2018

Eric Topol, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Genomic Medicine
Bruce Buehler, MD, Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD, Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University