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My Gene Counsel Selected by Foundation for Prader-Willi Research to Enable Responsible Return of Results for Genome Sequencing Project
The Prader-Willi syndrome Genome Project will utilize My Gene Counsel's updating, digital genetic counseling reports to help research participants better understand their genetic test results. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2021 My Gene Counsel, a digital health...
In The News
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Inaccurate Patient Claims Complicate Cancer Risk Management
Precision Oncology News and My Gene Counsel have partnered to produce the "Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology" series to highlight real-world issues that genetics experts and medical professionals are encountering as genetic tests are increasingly used in cancer...
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Immigrant Mislabeled as BRCA-Positive, Regrets Ovary Removal
Precision Oncology News and My Gene Counsel have partnered to produce the "Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology" series to highlight real-world issues that genetics experts and medical professionals are encountering as genetic tests are increasingly used in cancer...
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: BRCA1-Positive Patient Told Paternal Cancer Risk Unimportant
Precision Oncology News and My Gene Counsel have partnered to produce the "Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology" series to highlight real-world issues that genetics experts and medical professionals are encountering as genetic tests are increasingly used in cancer...
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: BRCA1-Positive Breast Cancer Patient Told She’s Negative
Precision Oncology News and My Gene Counsel have partnered to produce the "Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology" series to highlight real-world issues that genetics experts and medical professionals are encountering as genetic tests are increasingly used in cancer...
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Forged Genetic Test Report Leads to Incorrect Management
Precision Oncology News and My Gene Counsel have partnered to produce the "Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology" series to highlight real-world issues that genetics experts and medical professionals are encountering as genetic tests are increasingly used in cancer...
My Gene Counsel Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Many supposed breast cancer risk genes don’t raise risk, studies find By Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer In the quarter century since the watershed discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2, dozens of other genes have been implicated in hereditary breast cancer. A...
Press Releases
My Gene Counsel Selected by Foundation for Prader-Willi Research to Enable Responsible Return of Results for Genome Sequencing Project
The Prader-Willi syndrome Genome Project will utilize My Gene Counsel's updating, digital genetic counseling reports to help research participants better understand their genetic test results. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2021 My Gene Counsel, a digital health...
My Gene Counsel Partners with O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB to Boost Genetic Testing and Improve Precision Cancer Care
The digital solution will enable physician-initiated testing, greater clinical support, and better use of genetic counseling resources. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) MARCH 30, 2021 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides innovative genetic counseling...
My Gene Counsel and Genomet Announce Product Partnership to Transform Cancer Care Around the Globe
With transformative digital technologies playing an increasingly critical role in health care delivery, the two companies have joined forces on a digital genomic solution that will increase efficiencies and outcomes within the highly specialized space of oncology. NEW...
Vanderbilt Selects My Gene Counsel to Partner on Large 5-Year NIH Grant
My Gene Counsel is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of South Florida on the highly innovative Improving Care After Inherited Cancer Testing (IMPACT) Study. This 5-year project will be supported by...
My Gene Counsel Partners with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation on Groundbreaking Genomic Study
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is working to democratize healthcare for cancer patients today with the launch of CureCloud®, a first-of-its-kind, direct-to-patient research study, powered by genomic and clinical information from multiple myeloma...
My Gene Counsel Partners with UConn Health to Provide Expanded Genetic Counseling Services
Easy-to-understand genetic counseling reports will lead to more appropriate follow-up and better health outcomes. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) APRIL 16, 2020 More than 600 people undergo genetic counseling and testing each year as part of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer...
Podcasts & Webinars
Genetic Testing and Social Media: Growing a Space for Genetic Counselors
The NSGC Podcast Series explores leading voices and best practices in genetic counseling. This podcast is produced by the National Society of Genetic Counselors. For more information on NSGC, please visit www.nsgc.org. In this episode, podcast subcommittee member,...
Supporting Precision Medicine with Genetic Testing
TKG's Healthcare Insights - Exploring Healthcare's Critical Issues is a podcast from The Kinetix Group. The podcast explores the current events, critical issues, challenges, and trends in healthcare, with a focus on achieving the Quadruple Aim: enhancing patient...
How Will the 21st Century Cures Act Affect Genetic Counseling and Testing Services?
The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule gives patients immediate digital access to their health data — including their genetic information. In this webinar, My Gene Counsel and a virtual panel of experts discuss what this act means for genetic counseling and testing...
My Gene Counsel’s Virtual Genetic Counseling Conference April 2021
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+...
Q&A With a Genetic Counselor
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, Ellen Matloff, certified genetic counselor and President and CEO of My Gene Counsel, participated in a free virtual screening of the documentary film, "Cracking Your Genetic Code." Following the film, Matloff sat down for a discussion and...
NNLM Reading Club Presents: Resurrection Lily
In this one-hour national webinar, hosted by the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) and the All of Us Research Program, Amy Byer Shainman discusses her memoir, Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the...