Genetic testing identifies germline mutations, while genomic testing analyzes somatic mutations in tumors, influencing treatment options. Broader testing criteria are expanding access to genetic ...

Eight percent of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who undergo genetic testing have mutations that can be used to personalise treatment, revealed a study published recently in JAMA Pediatrics. This ...

Free information from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network offers information on how and why to access genetic counseling and testing for multiple hereditary cancers “No other landscape in ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues, KTBS is teaming up with Willis-Knighton Health System to spread an important message about early detection and the role of genetic testing ...

From IVF clinics to premarital counselling, genetic compatibility testing is becoming part of modern family planning ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her second child a few years later. Doctors cleared the woman ...

SEATTLE — Molecular testing has been widely integrated into mainstream healthcare, and its use is increasing in dermatology. It can help differentiate between skin conditions, for example, as some ...

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...

A few years ago, a patient of mine—let's call her Pandora—purchased four DNA testing kits as holiday gifts for herself and her siblings. She had seen the TV ads promising that a few ounces of spit ...

From left: Dr Allan Njau, Consultant Anatomic and Molecular Pathologist, Dr Affrin Shaffi, and Dr Njoki Njiraini during the AstraZeneca BRCA testing launch in Nairobi, November 28, 2025. [Ryan Kerubo, ...