Assay Predicts Breast Cancer Patients Who Will Benefit From Ovarian Suppression Low score suggests improved outcomes with ovarian suppression plus adjuvant endocrine therapy Dec 07, 2022
Decoding Cancer A conversation with Harold Varmus, MD, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1989 Dec 06, 2022 podcast
Chris Hemsworth's APOE4 Alzheimer's Gene The Thor actor recently learned about his genetic predisposition Dec 01, 2022
Thor's Alzheimer's Risk; Fake Doc Gets Life Sentence; $1M for Chance of Longer Life Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 18, 2022
Early Cardiac Amyloidosis Still Bad News Without Treatment Observational study supports treating even asymptomatic patients Nov 16, 2022
Genetic Testing in Epilepsy Helps Inform Patient Management Improved outcomes observed in patients of all ages, cross-sectional study shows Oct 31, 2022
My Risk Revealed: A Confirmed BRCA2 Mutation My dad's cancer diagnosis offered me invaluable information Oct 30, 2022
Genetic Testing for Opioid Use Disorder Heads to FDA Advisors To date, no FDA-cleared or approved devices are indicated for identifying genetic risk of OUD Oct 19, 2022
Study Shows High Rate of Actionable Mutations in Lung Cancer Opinions differ as to whether genetic testing for all patients is ready for prime time Aug 17, 2022
Starch for Cancer Prevention? It's Not as Bananas as You Think Resistant starch may be protective against certain Lynch syndrome-related cancers Jul 25, 2022
Familial Cancer Risk Knowledge Doesn't Spur Healthier Choices in Young People Maternal BRCA-positive status not tied to less tobacco or alcohol use in teens or young adults Jul 21, 2022
Does Pharmacogenomic Testing Improve Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder? The evidence is unclear Jul 12, 2022
Do Pediatric Electrophysiologists Have It Harder? Clinicians discuss the dilemmas and shortcomings in the field May 02, 2022
FDA Issues Warning on Prenatal Genetic Tests Relying on results could lead to inappropriate medical decisions, agency warns Apr 19, 2022
The Evolving Role of the Medical Geneticist ACMG leadership on new opportunities for clinicians and the future of genetic medicine Mar 23, 2022
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
Kidney Disease Gene Risk Info Aids Prevention in Primary Care Trial showed benefits in hypertensive patients of African descent Mar 04, 2022
DCM Screening Often Turns Up Familial Cases Risk 89% higher for families of Black patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Feb 01, 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
Time for Targeted PSA Screening for Men With Rare Pathogenic Variants? IMPACT study finds higher prostate cancer incidence, but other tests may prove more feasible Nov 02, 2021
NIH Project Aims to Boost Diversity in Precision Medicine Research "We have vastly underrepresented anyone who wasn't European in ancestry" Oct 26, 2021
Gene Expression Test Improves IPF Diagnosis Quasi-real-world study indicates that physicians will likely find it helpful Oct 18, 2021
Infants With Symptomatic SMA Reach Milestones With Gene Therapy Success rates may be improved with neonatal screening programs Oct 06, 2021
'Unbiased' Genetic Screening Turns Up Cause of Kids' Obesity In some cases, researchers say genetically caused obesity presents with few symptoms Oct 06, 2021
Previously Unexplained Birth Defects Rooted in Genetic Mutations Disrupted Wnt signaling results in newly termed Zaki syndrome Sep 29, 2021
Whole Genome Sequencing in Babies Proves Mettle Changed management in substantial number of cases; but it's still not cheap Sep 27, 2021
Regular Blood Work After Gene Therapy Warranted by Rare Condition FDA panel advises on thrombotic microangiopathy that can lead to kidney injury Sep 03, 2021
A Familiar Drug Can Keep Early-Stage HCM at Bay Treatment with valsartan most beneficial when started early? Aug 27, 2021
Delta, Delta, Delta! 'Citizens Dying' Waiting on FDA; Independence Day Violence A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 07, 2021
Reimagining Health Equity in Genetic Testing Advancements in the field continue to leave communities of color behind Jun 17, 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
Unexpected Race-Based Findings in Novel Prostate Cancer Study Differing toxicity severity seen among Black and white patients on identical regimen May 12, 2021
Pharmacy Vaccine Waste; Dementia Gene Therapy; Maryland Pushed Bad COVID Tests This past week in healthcare investigations May 05, 2021
Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions Due to Genetic Anomalies New law part of wave of state-passed abortion restrictions May 03, 2021
