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Tomorrow’s Cure: Shortening the diagnostic journey

February 25, 2026 at 02:08 PM
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Tomorrow’s Cure: Shortening the diagnostic journey
This episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" explores the dramatic changes happening in pediatric care thanks to whole genome sequencing. Hear from Whitney Thompson, M.D., assistant professor of medical genetics and pediatrics at Mayo Clinic, Stephen Kingsmore, M.D. president and CEO of Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and Sean George, CEO of Inflection Medicine, as they discuss the life-changing feeling of identifying rare […] The post Tomorrow’s Cure: Shortening the diagnostic journey appeared first on Mayo Clinic News Network.

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This episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" explores the dramatic changes happening in pediatric care thanks to whole genome sequencing This episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" explores the dramatic changes happening in pediatric care thanks to whole genome sequencing. Hear from Whitney Thomp Monitor developments in Tomorrow’s for further updates.

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This episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" explores the dramatic changes happening in pediatric care thanks t

This episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" explores the dramatic changes happening in pediatric care thanks to whole genome sequencing. Hear from Whitney Thompson, M.D., assistant professor of medical genetics and pediatrics at Mayo Clinic, Stephen Kingsmore, M.D. president and CEO of Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and Sean George, CEO of Inflection Medicine, as they discuss the life-changing feeling of identifying rare […] The post Tomorrow’s Cure: Shortening the diagnostic journey appeared first on Mayo Clinic News Network.
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