For years, many of us in the genetics community have strongly suggested that consumers think long and hard before ordering recreational genetic test kits for Christmas – or any other occasion. But when the Pentagon sends a stern warning to its military members, even...
When I began seeing patients for cancer genetic counseling and testing back in the mid 1990s, one of the greatest fears our patients expressed was that genetic testing could tank their insurability. Frankly, genetic counselors shared this fear. We were entering...
Millions of consumers have already had genetic testing using a direct-to-consumer (DTC) kit, and thousands more will find one under their Christmas tree in a few days. In addition to learning that they are 14% Dutch and have sticky ear wax, thousands of people will...
All rights reserved by SS&SS via Fickr Updated May 3, 2019 GINA, or the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, is a set of policies that surround how an employer or insurance company can and cannot handle its clients’ or employees’ genetic information....
Updated May 3, 2019 What would really happen if an employer or health insurance company tried to improperly use genetic information? Has GINA ever been tested? Yes. GINA was put to test when two warehouse workers were awarded $2,225,000 in 2015 because their company,...
