PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Some local doctors are voicing concerns about an at-home genetic test that screens for the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. It was just announced a few weeks ago that the DNA ...

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, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Sara Kavanaugh was in her living room with her kids when the call came from her genetic counselor. “She said, ‘Do you have a minute to sit down and, you know, talk about your ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

Jobina Fortson-Evans is a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and anchor for CBS Atlanta's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Senior Digital Producer, CBS News Atlanta Dan Raby, the senior digital ...

MINNEAPOLIS — By definition, a variant of unknown significance identified in an individual with cardiomyopathy can leave physicians wondering what to do with the information. Don’t discard so-called ...

Tailoring medicines to an individual’s genetic profile is now possible. One critical aspect is genetic testing that reduces side effects, particularly for patients on psychiatric and cardiovascular ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. In 2024 Stephen Rich and his colleagues ...