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One Year After Dobbs Decision, Women Blocked From Meds For Conditions Unrelated To Abortion
Restrictive abortion laws cause clinicians, pharmacies to refuse non-pregnant women access to drugs they need to treat medical conditions.
Man Destined For Alzheimer’s Pushes Condition Back 20 Years
The gene that allowed a man destined for early-onset Alzheimer’s to postpone dementia until age 72 may be key in developing new meds to prevent this disease.
Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision Blocks Non-Pregnant Females From Critical Medication For Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Diseases
The Dobbs decision blocks non-pregnant female patients from receiving medications, like methotrexate, used to treat their autoimmune diseases. This could be just the beginning of government overreach for girls, women, and their families.
Trump May Be Swabbed For DNA Sample Upon Surrender. How Might His DNA Be Used?
Mr. Trump will likely have DNA swabbed for the state DNA database. How might his DNA be used locally and nationally?
Myriad Genetics (MYGN) To Share Guarded BRCA Variant Information In Public Database
Genetic testing giant, Myriad Genetics, will share its previously guarded variant classifications in a public database in Spring 2023. What does this sea-change mean for Myriad and the field of genetic testing and precision medicine?
Your Baby’s Newborn Screening Blood Sample Could Be Used To Convict You Of A Crime. It Just Happened In New Jersey.
Newborn screening uses a small amount of a baby’s blood to screen for diseases that can often be prevented or treated early. But that blood is also being misused, without parental consent, for other purposes. This misuse could threaten our successful n…
Population Genetic Testing: Save Lives And Money, While Avoiding Financial Toxicity
Population genetic testing is here, and will save lives and money for employers, payers, and our health care system. But first we have to create financial toxicity safeguards for the individuals having these tests, and their family members.
How Much Does It Cost To Get Breast Cancer?
What is a very common side effect of cancer treatment that we almost never discuss? Financial toxicity. It is common, it is serious, and we must no longer ignore what it does to patients, their families, their well-being, and even their prognosis.
The Medical Side Effect We Must Stop Ignoring: Financial Toxicity
Genetic testing allows us to determine who is at increased risk of disease so we can mitigate those risks. But are the recommended surveillance and risk reduction actions covered by your insurance?
Tennis Star Chris Evert Teaches Us That Genetic Testing Is A Lifetime Match
Chris Evert’s sister died of ovarian cancer in 2020. Her genetic test results did not reveal a mutation — but that changed, saving Chris’ life.
