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What's the Sherpa Up To? by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics I have decided to write an update to what the Sherpa is Up To. Why? Well, after 5 years of hard work, Lee Gutkind is about to publish a work of creative nonfiction . I a ... Read on »

Personalized Medicine, AML and Diaprognostics by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics When driving of flying with the kids, I hear "Are we there yet?" It has to be one of the most annoying things these little angels do. I had a wonderful patient. A fanta ... Read on »

Personalized Oncology? Congratulations, you have 20 different cancers! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Has anyone followed the literature on these companies that offer personalized genetic testing to customize oncologic treatments? In a recent study published in the NEJM a t ... Read on »

Laying down the Gauntlet, Royalty Time! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics After having many discussions about this. First one in 2007 with Matt Tindall and others with a host of people, you know who you are! I am even more convinced as we ... Read on »

Family History Works in Cardiac Disease! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Thank God that Muin Khoury is blogging ! I would have totally missed this! When the CDC held a conference to evaluate Family History, they found "insufficient evide ... Read on »

The case for hippocratic oath in web health services by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Today I want to tell you why I think that health related applications on the internet should have not only some "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" but should also take ... Read on »

23andMe Buyer Beware, The Internet doesn't equal hippocrates by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Ok, ok. I am not gonna tell you I told you so. But, I did. Did anyone read my article in Nature Biotechnology ? Did ya? Here is your freaking reality check. 23an ... Read on »

2011 Comes to a close. What we know about Personalized Medicine by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics I wanted to write a wrap up of what we know in the last 4 years regarding personalized medicine 1. In regards to DTC Genetics, the FDA won't shut you down if you ... Read on »

Back again, 23andMe still $hits the bed with their reports by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics In case you haven't noticed. I dropped off the blog radar for a while. I had some growing to do of the practice and some streamlining. I read Daniel Vorhaus JD's post ... Read on »

Non-Clinician Misinterpretation of DTC Genetic testing by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Ok, In case you haven't all figured it out. Blogs are dead. Mine is too, sorta. I have less and less time to blog as my practice explodes. But there are some things tha ... Read on »

Coriell and OSU integrate GWAS into an EMR! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Ok, so enough with the acronyms..... I am back and will be blogging more often again. So for those who still lurked around, tell the others that the Howard Stern ... Read on »

Genetic test may refine PSA or it may not! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics I am going to read this article for the seventh time and get back to you this week. In case you missed it, the PR Firm hired by DeCode pumped out a presser (press release) ... Read on »

23andKari, what the 99 USD subsidy means for Personal Genomics by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Yes, Yes..... Everyones' little heart is a-twitter for the subisdized cost of 23andSerge, now to be known as 23andKari (will tell you why soon) a whopping 99 USD. ... Read on »

23andMe going infomercial style! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Dan Vorhaus points out the Plan B for 23andSerge! Personally I love the irony of naming it "Plan B" MSRP 499, but yours for the low, low price of 99 USD. QVC, ... Read on »

Respiragene Test and CT Screening for Lung Cancer? by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics I love personalized medicine. I absolutely think it is beyond fantastic to be able to say to a patient "This is the drug for you" Or, we need to screen for ... Read on »

Pulitzer Prize Winner Amy Harmon hosting ethical dilemmas! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics How do you face life as a 22 year old if you carry a genetic variant for an incurable illness that will most likely strike in middle age? That's right, Amy Harmon is h ... Read on »

Consumer Genetic Testing for heart attack risk? Worthless! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Here are the top ten reasons why in its current state, direct to consumer or otherwise, genomic testing for cardiovascular disease risk is ... Read on »

Family History Better than Navigenics/DTCG Shill for Cancer Genes? by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Yes, You heard it here. A recent study abstract and pressed about from my friend Charis Eng MD PhD , Clinical Geneticist, Internist and all around really smart lady s ... Read on »

For Personalized Medicine CPMC is the Gold Standard Study by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Ok, So I just wrapped up a meeting with some, well, nearly all of the most brilliant minds in Pharmacogenomics. Where was I? Yes, on the cover of USA Today's life sect ... Read on »

Unregulated DTCG saved my life. by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Ok, so if Ellen Matloff hasn't flipped her bobbed haircut , 99245 without 60 min of MD care-insurance billing head yet, then this story will make her and the rest of ... Read on »

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