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Genetic Exceptionalism: Medicine’s Overreliance on Genetic Testing

May 7, 2025
Genetic Testing
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February 6, 2025
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CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates
August 19, 2024
Cancer Genetic Counseling Genetic Testing Health
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Join Patients in the Fight to Save Medicaid and Social Services
February 6, 2025
Advocacy News
CHEK2 Blog Post (3168 x 2020 px)
CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates
August 19, 2024
Cancer Genetic Counseling Genetic Testing Health

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PLUGS Summit 2024

June 28, 2024
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Causation versus Susceptibility: Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetics, & APOE

June 20, 2024
Neurology News
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Financial Challenges in the Fight for Independent Genetic Counseling Services

April 11, 2024
Advocacy Genetic Counseling
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Direct-to-Consumer is Direct-to-Chaos for Rare Disease Families

February 29, 2024
Advocacy Genetic Testing
Silhouettes of 44 people encircle the text, “Updated 23andMe test still misses moist people with BRCA1/2 hereditary cancer risks”. About 1 in 4 of the people are colored in red and the rest are colored in pink. The pink silhouette is intended to represent people who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant that would be missed by the 23andMe test.

The Value of Knowledge and the Cost of False Reassurance: Understanding the Updates to 23andMe’s BRCA Genetic Testing

January 31, 2024
Cancer Genetic Testing News
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What’s in a (Noninvasive) Name?

January 18, 2024
Genetic Testing Pregnancy
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Reflections on the 2023 PLUGS Summit 

June 30, 2023
Meetings
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Discrimination and Eugenics in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Guidelines for Gamete and Embryo Donation: A Series

June 27, 2023
Advocacy Genetic Counseling
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Educational Videos to Support Informed Patient Decisions

May 1, 2023
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LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Eugenics in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Guidelines for Gamete and Embryo Donation: Series 2: Nod towards Cisgender, Heterosexual couples

April 21, 2023
Advocacy Genetic Testing
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Cobie Whitten: A Tireless Advocate for Supporting Cancer Patients Brings Her Passion for Understanding the Psycho-Emotional Impacts of Health to GSF

March 31, 2023
Advocacy Cancer Genetic Counseling
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LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Eugenics in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Guidelines for Gamete and Embryo Donation: A Series

February 20, 2023
Advocacy Genetic Counseling
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