A growing number of people in the U.S. identify as Hispanic. That has the medical community looking closer at diversifying information and samples that can apply to a broader patient population.
Dr. Richard O. White, a Mayo Clinic community internal medicine physician, says biobanks, including the Jax Saludable Biobank, are shaping the future of medicine.
More accurate medical tests, and targeted treatments and procedures, are the product of medical research. That research, and the goal of better health, starts with a sample, often stored in a biobank.
