Posts Tagged ‘Meagan Farmer’
National Donor Day and Valentine’s Day Collide on February 14
February 2020 Update Whether you love it or hate it, most people know February 14 as Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love and all things heart-shaped. But another important day is observed each year on February 14 and it too involves love and sometimes hearts – and that’s National Donor Day. National Donor Day is dedicated…
Read MoreGenetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Patient Told Genetic Test Was Negative Turns out to Be MAP Carrier
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 care. Experts submit anonymized case reports to My Gene Counsel, and based on the details in these reports,…
Read MoreWith More Than a Million Records, ClinVar Value Grows as Variant Classification Resource
Since its launch in 2013, ClinVar has not only amassed a wealth of genetic variant information, but the lab and clinical genetics communities in the U.S. are readily referencing it when they have questions about the clinical significance of variants.
Read MorePersonalized Medicine in 2019: Options Increasing But Are They Reaching Patients?
In 2019, the field of personalized medicine continued to grow with the market launch of more than two dozen drugs targeting novel genomic alterations and numerous genetic tests to determine whether patients are at risk for serious diseases like cancer, and whether they are likely to respond to therapy.
Read MoreMy Gene Counsel and Precision Oncology News Publish First Case Study in Series on Genetic Testing Challenges
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 care.
Read MoreWhite Paper Releases Data on Frequency of Medical Guideline Revisions, Offers Solutions for Keeping Patients and Providers Informed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (PRWEB) October 16, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand web-based genetic counseling information, has published a new white paper that explores how frequently medical management guidelines have been updated over a five year period and provides guidance as to how patients and medical providers can be…
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