IBM WATSON HEALTH and Quest Diagnostics announced the launch of IBM Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a service that combines cognitive computing with genomic tumor sequencing. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will supplement Watson’s corpus of scientific data with OncoKB, a precision oncology knowledge base to help inform precision treatment options for cancer patients. Watson’s...
Ivan Borrello, medical director of the Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Program at Tampa General Hospital’s Cancer Institute, watched as flood waters from Hurricane Helene heaved against a contraption called the AquaFence, which is, as the name suggests, a water-impermeable barrier made of marine-grade laminate and various metals that can withstand storm surges of up to 15 feet above sea level.
