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    DGH: Doctors for Global Health or Genomics?

    DGH Explained: Doctors for Global Health and Directional Genomic Hybridization Acronyms can often cause confusion, especially when they stand for entirely different concepts in different fields. DGH is a prime example. Depending on the context, it can mean: Doctors for Global Health – a nonprofit organization working for healthcare equity and human rights. Directional Genomic Hybridization (dGH) – a cutting-edge genetic method for detecting chromosomal rearrangements. At first glance, the two share little in common—one belongs to global healthcare advocacy, while the other belongs to genetic research and molecular biology. Yet both represent important progress in improving human well-being, albeit…