dr. devaney, does this factor into what you are looking at?hat types of medicine someone might be taking, the brand, not just the type of drug? guest: absolutely. when we are asking participants to share their electronic health records, that includes the medications they are taking. we have information about medications individuals have been prescribed and are taking through their life, as long as they keep sharing. host: i want to get your reaction to an npr story. they talk to a retired penn state genetics professor. when the human genome was sequenced, many scientists they would be able to identify the common genes responsible for common diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and so on. that simply didn't pan out. the solution to these common conditions lie in changing diets, tobacco addiction. focusing on those that have strong genetic component make a lot of sense but for more investment into these huge studies based on the idea that if you search through enough computer data you'll get an answer, i think is a false promise. guest:

dr. devaney, thank you for your report. one of the places where the program is taking place is my congressional district. it is palo alto. can you give me a quick update on if you know about the veterans that signed up to participate, how your experience working with the palo alto v.a. -- i'm brave proud of it. it is quite an enterprise. i heard from many constituents who are interested -- you are interested in participating. i would also like to know how your advertising to the general public. >> we have -- thank you for that. we have a really great partnership with the v.a.. they have been running the veterans program and they have thousands already enrolled. the pi at palo alto has been a great partner. they had great success getting veterans enrolled into our program, which is then -- it is a really important population for us. the health outcomes are so important. we also have v.a. in boston. we are excited to get more sites launched across the country. >> how are you advertising? >> using a number of different tactics