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Podcast: Eat Move Think
Episode: How Your Genes Affect Your Medications: The Science of Pharmacogenomics
Description: Can you know what medicine will work for you—before you take it? The field of pharmacogenomics seeks to understand just that. Pharmacogenomics explores how our genes can influence our response to medications, and how genetic testing can help doctors optimize medical treatment for certain health conditions. Tune in to episode 211 of our Eat Move Think podcast to hear Jessica Gu, Medcan's Clinical Director of Genetics, explain: What pharmacogenomics is How pharmacogenomics works, including how your genes can influence medication effectiveness and the side effects you may experience Which conditions pharmacogenomics is most useful for, including me...