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Healthcare Terms Are Out of Touch, Says Mom Advocate

One-on-One With Eric Topol

Eric J. Topol, MD; Hala H. Durrah, MTA

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October 21, 2019

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Eric J. Topol, MD

Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

Disclosure: Eric J. Topol, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serves as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, or consultant for: Apple; Cypher Genomics; Dexcom; Edico Genome; GenapSys; Gilead Sciences; Google; Illumina; Molecular Stethoscope; MyoKardia; Quanttus; Quest Diagnostics; ToSense; Walgreen Company
Received research grant from: National Institutes of Health; Qualcomm Foundation

Hala H. Durrah, MTA

Patient Family Engagement Consultant, Washington, DC

Disclosure: Hala H. Durrah, MTA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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