... health information. The objective of this study was to better understand how social media users are sharing information about genetics and genomics in health and healthcare and what information is most commonly discussed among Twitter users. Methods: We obtained tweets with specific genetics...

... in the US population. Additionally, the study identified characteristics of subgroups more likely to be at risk for low genetic literacy. Methods: The study used data from the National Cancer Institute’s 2017 Health Information National Trends Survey, including measures of genetic testing awareness, genetic...

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...E.V. Syurina; I. Brankovic; N. Probst-Hensch; A. Brand So far health literacy has not been sufficiently discussed in the context of public health genomics. Primarily, not genomic but rather genome-based health information needs to be addressed taking into account genome-environment interactions...