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ACMG Lobbying State Legislatures on Genetic Counselors' Scope of Practice Draws Criticism
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The college wants genetic counselors to work with doctors when ordering genetic tests, but not all medical geneticists agree the stance is good for patients.

Tumor, Germline Testing of Cancer Patients Can Give Discordant Results
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A study presented at the NSGC annual meeting found that tumor analysis and germline testing yielded discordant results in almost a quarter of cases.

Non-Genetics Healthcare Providers Can Effectively Return Sequencing Results, NSGC Study Finds
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HudsonAlpha researchers analyzed what, if any, errors healthcare providers in the neonatal intensive care unit made when returning sequencing results.

Increased Adoption of Whole-Genome Sequencing Testing Hinges on Acceptance by Payors, Providers
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A National Society of Genetic Counselors panel discussed whether healthcare providers are ready for whole-genome sequencing to be adopted as a first-line test.

Genetic Counselors Medicare Payment Bill Gaining Support Despite 'Scope of Practice' Disagreement
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The bipartisan bill is backed by more than 250 organizations, but ACMG remains opposed, arguing that ordering tests is part of the practice of medicine.

Feb 5, 2020

Medical Organizations Form Reproductive Genetics Technology Consortium

Nov 11, 2019

Chatbots Could Help Human Genetic Counselors Focus on Patient Concerns

Nov 7, 2019

NSGC Panel Divided on Whether Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Should Undergo Panel Testing
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Aug 13, 2019

Complex Genetic Testing Errors Emerge Amid Increasing Panel Use, Consumer Access, Case Series Finds

Jun 17, 2019

Genetic Counseling Medicare Payment Bill Introduced in Congress

Nov 19, 2018

NSGC: Genetic Counseling Can Ease Fear, Increase Empowerment Among Heart Disease Patients

Nov 19, 2018

At NSGC, Genetic Counselors Discuss Why, How Gene Variants Are Reclassified

Nov 16, 2018

NSGC: Clinical Variant Interpretation Continues After Lab Reports Issued

Oct 29, 2018

Genetic Counselors Push to Advance Legislation to Allow Medicare Billing
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Oct 24, 2018

Genetic Counseling Medicare Bill Introduced in Congress

May 30, 2018

Stakeholders Urge Payors to Cover Confirmatory Testing for 23andMe's DTC BRCA Test
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Sep 18, 2017

Variant Reclassification Common, Causes Range of Emotions Among Patients

Sep 15, 2017

Videos Can Bolster Exome Sequencing Knowledge in Conjunction With Genetic Counseling

Sep 15, 2017

NSGC Panelists Discuss Strategies to Convert Variants of Unknown Significance to Known Significance

Apr 25, 2017

Cancer Genetic Counselors Report Practice Changes After AMP v. Myriad Court Decision

Sep 30, 2016

Germline BRCA2 Mutations Suspected in Some Primary Brain Cancer Cases

Sep 30, 2016

Expanded Carrier Screening in Egg, Sperm Donors Raises New Issues, Genetic Counselors Find

Oct 23, 2015

At NSGC, Panelists Tackle Overlap Between Risky Cancer, Prenatal, Pediatric Genes

Sep 17, 2014

Physicians' Genomics Knowledge, Basic Skills Still Barrier to Adoption, Study Finds
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Feb 10, 2010

Myriad Defends Policy of Urging Docs to Genetically Counsel BRACAnalysis Customers
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CDC Calls Delta "Variant of Concern"

CNN reports the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now considers the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to be a "variant of concern."

From FDA to Venture Capital

Former FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn is taking a position at a venture capital firm, leading some ethicists to raise eyebrows, according to the Washington Post.

Consent Questions

Nature News writes that there are questions whether informed consent was obtained for some submissions to a database of Y-chromosome profiles.

Cell Studies on Multimodal Single-Cell Analysis, Coronaviruses in Bats, Urban Microbiomes

In Cell this week: approach to analyze multimodal single-cell genomic data, analysis of bat coronaviruses, and more.