As technology improves, Columbus-area doctors say more patients are undergoing testing to see if they have an elevated risk ...

The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

The DNA tissue sample taken from a baby left in an Iowa City landfill in 1992 was so "degraded and contaminated" that ...

An expectant mom got a $750 bill for a blood test to check for genetic abnormalities in her baby. Then she tried to figure out why it was so high.

Key Takeaways Genetic testing is rapidly moving genomics from a niche specialty to becoming more integrated into mainstream clinical practice. Once deployed primarily to diagnose rare and inherited ...

Medicare generally does not cover genetic screening tests unless they directly affect treatment or lead to a specific diagnosis, with exceptions for specific diseases like cancer. A Medicare-approved ...

Five years ago, she got the answer: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an inherited disorder that affects your connective tissue, ...

A genetic test has been shown to identify obesity risk in children before age 5, according to researchers, allowing ...

Cody Jorgensen spoke recently on the merits of using DNA testing to make genetic progress with cattle herds at the recent HPJ ...