In mid-March 2020, the United States was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic and, for many of us, the world shut down. While we were worried about washing our hands, wiping down our grocery purchases, and avoiding a deadly virus, 32-year-old Caitlin had something else on...
A few months ago, two sisters published an essay in The New York Times about their genetic testing journey, which started because their mother was found to have a mutation in one of the BRCA genes. People who have a mutation in one of the BRCA genes are at increased...
Ellen Matloff, MS, CGC is a certified genetic counselor and the President and CEO of My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides scalable, updating genetic counseling solutions. Matloff founded the Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling program, served as its...
This weekend, Chris Evert tweeted that she was diagnosed with early-stage (Stage 1C) ovarian cancer, which is associated with an outstanding survival rate. This news is especially good because most people diagnosed with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV,...
On January 1, The New York Times published an article, “When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong,” followed by a discussion with the author on their popular podcast, The Daily, entitled, “An Investigation into Flawed...
