7 News Updates to Mark National Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day

4.10.2017

7 News Updates to Mark National Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day
Healio March 22, 2017
March 22 is National Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day, which aims to draw attention to hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes.

Lynch syndrome is the most common inherited CRC syndrome, contributing to 3% to 5% of all cas

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Is Genetic Testing Sophisticated Enough to Make PSA Screening Viable for Mainstream Use

4.10.2017

Is Genetic Testing Sophisticated Enough to Make PSA Screening Viable for Mainstream Use
Healio March 25, 2017
Improvements in biomarkers and genetic tests have refined screening methods to reduce unnecessary biopsies and overdetection of indolent disease. The underlying argument from prostate cancer

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Genomic Study: Predicting Health from DNA

4.10.2017

Genomic Study: Predicting Health from DNA
IvanhoeMarch 23, 2017
Genomic testing examines your DNA to uncover genes with the potential to become a real health risk. A new program hunts down bad genes while identifying good genes. This can create a dramatically different approach to healthcare.

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HHS and Medicare Asked to Expand Coverage for Genetic Testing

4.10.2017

HHS and Medicare Asked to Expand Coverage for Genetic Testing
The National Law ReviewMarch 17, 2017
Fifteen members of Congress have asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Medicare) to examine how the federal government can help improve

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Genome Medical Appoints Scientific Advisory Board

4.10.2017

Genome Medical Appoints Scientific Advisory Board
Yahoo! FinanceMarch 23, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Genome Medical, Inc., a rapidly growing genomics precision medicine company integrating genomic medicine into everyday health care [www.genomemedical.com], announced its inaug

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UK grants first license to make babies using DNA from 3 people

4.10.2017

UK grants first license to make babies using DNA from 3 people
Chicago TribuneMaria Cheng (Associated Press)March 16, 2017
Britain's Newcastle University says its scientists have received a license to create babies using DNA from three people to prevent women from passing on potentially fatal geneti

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House GOP Bill Would Let Employers Require Genetic Tests

4.10.2017

House GOP Bill Would Let Employers Require Genetic Tests
Healthcare IT NewsJessica DavisMarch 13, 2017
Under a little-noticed bill that moved through the House Education and Workforce committee on March 8, employers would be able to require employees to submit genetic testing results as part of a we

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The Cost of Keeping your Genetic Information Private

4.10.2017

The Cost of Keeping your Genetic Information Private
The HillSuzanne B HagaMarch 15, 2017
With all of the attention focused on the new healthcare bill, it's understandable that a small bill (a mere eight-pages long) on wellness programs may have fallen under the radar. However, this bill could have

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Workplace Genetic Testing Isn't Just Unethical, It's Scientifically Unsound

4.10.2017

Workplace Genetic Testing Isn't Just Unethical, It's Scientifically Unsound
The Huffington PostErin SchumakerMarch 14, 2017
In 2008, Congress passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act to prevent employers and insurance companies from discriminating against Americans based on their medical

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Birth of the Genetic Counselor: 'Prescient' Melissa Ritcher

4.10.2017

Birth of the Genetic Counselor: 'Prescient' Melissa Ritcher
LohudSwapna Venugopal RamaswamyMarch 16, 2017
Melissa Richter was always ahead of her times.

Certified in aluminum welding, the White Plains native was “Rosie the Riveter” two years before the cultural icon became a symbol of women’s econo

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