Experts Question Whether It's Okay to Test Embryos for Common Diseases Researchers developed an algorithm to test for diseases such as diabetes, but is it ethical? Mar 21, 2022
Prenatal Blood Test Info Often Misleads, Endangering Normal Pregnancies Report blasts misleading language around non-invasive prenatal blood tests Mar 14, 2022
Highly Mutated Breast Cancer Responds to Immunotherapy Nivolumab-ipilimumab combination associated with durable response in small study Dec 09, 2021
Genetic Testing Benefits Children With Unexplained Epilepsy Findings can alter treatment, prognosis, overall care Dec 05, 2021
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Fails to Improve IVF Birth Rates Testing not necessary for women with good chance of live birth, experts say Nov 24, 2021
Gene Expression Test Improves IPF Diagnosis Quasi-real-world study indicates that physicians will likely find it helpful Oct 18, 2021
A Familiar Drug Can Keep Early-Stage HCM at Bay Treatment with valsartan most beneficial when started early? Aug 27, 2021
Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Death Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine Jun 15, 2021
An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon? Jun 09, 2021
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Tends to Slip Past Genetic Tests Array-based screens no match for more comprehensive tests May 26, 2021
N.J. Mother Sues Her Former Doctor for Fertility Fraud DNA kit identified fertility doctor as daughter's father, suit alleges May 25, 2021
Entrectinib Impresses in Certain Lung Cancers Durable responses in most patients with advanced NSCLC, active in brain mets Mar 05, 2021
Oncotype DX Misses on Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women Accuracy of 21-gene recurrence score worse compared with white women Jan 21, 2021
Not Just BRCA: Large Studies ID Other Key Breast Cancer Risk Genes Implications for screening and other risk-management strategies, researchers say Jan 20, 2021
Online Tool Refines Individual Risks in Breast Cancer RSClin incorporates 21-gene recurrence score with tumor grade, size, and more Dec 13, 2020
SPRINT: African Ancestry Not an Innate CVD Risk in Blacks Study refutes genetic basis for racial disparities in hypertension, CVD Nov 13, 2020
SCOTUS Punts on Biomarker Test Patents Wide-ranging issue effectively referred to Congress Jan 13, 2020
IGHV-Unmutated CLL: Gene Signature May Predict Outcomes After First-Line FCR Prognostic tool may predict who is likely to achieve a relatively long remission Oct 15, 2019
Deaf Parents Want Deaf Baby: Bioethicist Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 11, 2019
Mila's N-of-1 Trial Detailed in NEJM Neurologic scores stabilized, seizures diminished with tailored antisense oligonucleotide therapy Oct 09, 2019
FCR Still an Option in IGHV-Unmutated CLL? Gene signature identifies lower-risk group with greater chemoimmunotherapy benefit Oct 08, 2019
Ethics Consult: Deaf Couple Only Wants Deaf Baby You make the call: should doctor implant embryo selected for deafness? Oct 04, 2019
'Dirtier' Drugs Step Aside in RET-Positive NSCLC Over two-thirds of patients respond to selective RET inhibitor Sep 09, 2019
The Legacy of Henry Lynch, MD Earlier this summer the legendary researcher passed, his contributions to cancer research are immeasurable Sep 01, 2019
Fertility Fraud; Pharma's 'Patient' Advocacy; Mass. Nursing Homes Fined This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2019
Genetic Profiling Disappoints for CUP Survival But testing in cancer of unknown primary site did help with prognosis Jan 24, 2019
Mysteries Solved at NIH Program for Undiagnosed Illnesses Dx has come to light in 35% of accepted cases so far Oct 11, 2018
Inherited JAK3 Mutation May Up Head/Neck Ca Risk in African Americans About 8% carry the single nucleotide polymorphism Oct 11, 2018
Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides Jun 15, 2018
IMPACT Trial: Support for Targeted Cancer Tx Approaches Survival doubled with therapy matched to tumor genetics Jun 05, 2018
Sorting Out Genomic Tests for Prostate Cancer Discordance between tests, with NCCN risk criteria May 18, 2018
Genetics Identified for Alcohol-Related Heart Damage Variant in titin-coding gene may contribute to cardiomyopathy susceptibility May 15, 2018
Genetic Test Criteria Often Miss Breast Cancer Risk Similar cancer-linked mutations in patients who did or did not met test criteria May 07, 2018
Telemedicine OK for Genetic Testing and Counseling Trial finds no major difference in psychosocial outcomes Aug 09, 2017
Genomic Testing Helps Cancer Patients -- When Results are Used Also, liquid biopsy can ID drug-responsive tumors Jun 06, 2017
Growing Data Linking Autism with Genetic Roots (NBC News) New study identified genes predisposing some to condition Mar 07, 2017
CardioBrief: Prenatal Genetic Test Billing Practices Questioned Insurance billed $2,760, but is the "real" bill $200? Nov 29, 2016
Former NCI Chief Niederhuber Shifts Gears At age 78, still active in research and administration Oct 23, 2016
New IVF Screening Method May ID Most Viable Embryos Mitochondrial DNA plays role in implantation success Jul 07, 2016
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
