by My Gene Counsel | Jan 14, 2021 | For Students, Podcasts
Given the rapid and numerous developments in the field of genetics, there is a growing need for genetic counselors in nearly every area of medicine, as well as a need for students that represent all of us. This includes people of color, men, members of the LGBTQIA+...
by My Gene Counsel | Jan 14, 2021 | News
To date, more than 89 million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 1.9 million global deaths. In the United States, there have been more than 22 million cases and more than 372,000 death from Covid-19 so far. The rapid roll-out of multiple...
by My Gene Counsel | Jan 6, 2021 | All
This is part of a series of articles written to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. In this interview, Heather shares her story of living with Cowden syndrome. Genetic Counseling Note: People who have a mutation (also known as a pathogenic variant) in the PTEN...
by My Gene Counsel | Jan 4, 2021 | All
Spina bifida, which means “split” or “open” spine in Latin, is a birth defect in which a fetus’s spine is not formed correctly during pregnancy. The spinal cord normally ‘zips’ closed early in pregnancy. If it fails to...
by My Gene Counsel | Jan 1, 2021 | All
I’m Joseph Nimeh, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical. I’m a pediatrician, but I have absolutely no affiliation with any drug company and certainly not with one that is marketing this vaccine. Nor do I have any other...
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