<p>Our initiatives, including programs on prescription drug safety and the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms, work to protect Americans by advancing solutions to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical products and services.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Full Test Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail_full.aspx?id=85899409207&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=Full Test&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Wide2012 07 192012 07 19Wide test</p> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail_wide.aspx?id=85899406262&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=Wide Test&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>NPR reports on a university's hiring rules, which ask new workers for a DNA sample. The piece quotes Susannah Baruch of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University.</p> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56205&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=When Your Boss Wants Your DNA&WT.z_contenttype=PewInTheMedia <p>The <em>New York Times</em> reports that Medicare has decided not to pay for genetic tests intended to help doctors determine the best dose of the blood thinner warfarin for a particular patient. The piece quotes Kathy Hudson of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University.</p> Mon, 04 May 2009 11:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=51992&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=Gene Test for Dosage of Warfarin Is Rebuffed&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>This week the World Health Organization raised its global threat level to 5, its second highest, and warned nations to prepare for a global flu pandemic.</p> Fri, 01 May 2009 14:55:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=51684&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=More Readers’ Questions About Swine Flu&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>The Pew Charitable Trusts, with its grantee Trust for America’s Health, supported the Pandemic Preparedness Initiative, a multi-year study to ensure that federal and state plans for a major health emergency are both comprehensive and feasible. To learn more about what you and your family can do to be prepared, see our brochure, <em>It’s Not Flu As Usual: What Individuals And Families Need To Know About Pandemic Flu</em>.</p> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:48:38 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=51554&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=It’s Not Flu As Usual – What Individuals And Families Need To Know About Pandemic Flu&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Rapid advances in science have led to the identification of a growing number of genes implicated in diseases that are of public health concern – diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.</p> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:44:30 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=51316&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=Knowing Your Genome: Proceed with Caution&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>The Genetics and Public Policy Center will launch the Consumer Genetics Project focused on consumer protections for applications of genetic testing.</p> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=53118&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=Pew Funds Genetics and Public Policy Center's New Consumer Genetics Project&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Kathy Hudson, Ph.D., the founder and director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at The Johns Hopkins University, will be presenting at a seminar at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.</p> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:10:40 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=50902&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Medical Safety&WT.rss_a=The Program in Genetics and Genomic Medicine Seminar Series&WT.z_contenttype=Event Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx