Precision medicine driven by genetic health care is knocking on the door. It offers hope that, sooner than later, we can address health problems like Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and heart disease ...

WCAX Reporter Sophia Thomas recently learned that a genetic mutation in her family puts her at high risk for developing ...

Twenty years ago, virtually all people seeking genetic testing were individuals diagnosed with diseases possibly linked to their genetic makeup. Today, millions of people order genetic tests to learn ...

For some genes, having a mutation can raise someone’s lifetime risk from 5% or 10%, up to 40%, 60% or even as high as 80%, as ...

Q: After my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, she learned that she has a BRCA gene, and that it put her at risk of getting it. Now she’s urging all of her girlfriends to get genetic ...

By embedding standardized questionnaires and algorithms into routine visits, providers can evaluate risk factors such as age, ...

During a single year, Jessica Salamone ’99 (biotechnology) will counsel thousands of women on their hereditary cancer risk. Salamone, director of Genetic Counseling and Cancer Risk Assessment at ...

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce the launch of an interactive website and downloadable guide, Somatic and Germline Genetic Testing for Patients with Advanced Prostate ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), the field’s national ...

After a multi-year process of development and garnering approvals, the new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program at UB has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling ...

The conflict between politics and medicine isn’t new, but this summer in N.C., it felt increasingly partisan, and personal. In our special report, reporters took a closer look at the ramifications of ...