Black in Genetic Counseling
Certified genetic counselor Deanna Darnes was the first Black student to graduate from her genetic counseling training program of The University of Texas Genetic Counseling Program (UTGCP) in 2010. Te...
3 Sep 202017min
ACOG Now Recommends that NIPS be offered to all pregnant women
Certified genetic counselor Emily Goldberg discusses the new ACOG guidelines related to Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities. ACOG (The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) now reco...
28 Aug 202014min
Structural Racism in Genetic Testing
Certified genetic counselor Aishwarya Arjunan, MS, MPH, CGC, CPH expands on her recent tweet, which got a lot of attention from genetic counselors on Twitter: I always use myself as an example, why sh...
23 Juni 202019min
Cascade Testing: Can Telehealth Help Make it Happen?
One of the benefits of identifying hereditary cancer mutations in individuals is Cascade Testing—being able to offer targeted testing to family members to identify others who are at high risk as well ...
18 Feb 202015min
Changing and discrepant variant classifications: Can you trust genetic testing results?
The Wall Street Journal recently profiled a family whose BRCA2 variant was reclassified—from Pathogenic to a Variant of Uncertain Significance. This difference in classification has important implicat...
21 Jan 202021min
ACMG Opposition to HR 3235—and the Backlash
On January 9, the American College of Medical Genetics sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives, voicing their opposition to HR 3235, a bill that would allow genetic counselors to be r...
20 Jan 202020min
George Church’s DigiD8 Brings Eugenics to Dating Apps
Certified genetic counselor Katya Orlova discusses George’s Church’s new venture, DigiD8, which aims to add a new layer to how people match on dating apps: preventing matches between individuals who a...
18 Dec 201923min
Panel Testing: Insurance Coverage and Clinical Utility
Certified genetic counselor Kate Wilson discusses both clinical care and insurance billing and coverage issues surrounding gene panel testing. Numerous studies have shown higher positive rates when te...
6 Nov 201919min
