In line with guidelines recommending genetic testing for diagnosis of kidney diseases, studies show improved diagnosis and management based on results. Genetic testing for kidney diseases leads to a ...

Worried about your health? You can now avail yourself of noninvasive diagnostics that claim to screen for rare birth defects, cancer-associated mutations, and even Alzheimer’s. Even before the Covid ...

Children's Mercy, one of the nation's top independent pediatric health systems, is once again leading the way in genomic medicine. In a landmark study, published in the prestigious Journal of the ...

Baylor Genetics, a clinical diagnostic laboratory at the forefront of genetic testing, today announced it will showcase its leadership in pediatric neurology through three poster presentations and a ...

Children's Mercy announced Monday that it has developed a groundbreaking test to help diagnose genetic conditions in children ...

Doctors cleared the woman to go home with her newborn.But within months, the woman in her early 20s was rushed back to the hospital, again in heart failure, and ultimately died in a Penn Medicine ...

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 ...

Mayo Clinic’s new genetic test for hereditary pancreatitis enhances diagnosis, guides treatment, and informs cancer risk and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will rescind a rule that tightened regulations for clinical laboratories and gave the ...

It takes years for most people with a rare disease to learn what is ailing them. Their symptoms may be crystal clear, but the cause isn’t. Efforts by the Department of Justice — an agency not known ...

Myriad Genetics and Lumea Inc. partner to integrate molecular diagnostics into Lumea's digital pathology platform, enhancing cancer care efficiency. Myriad Genetics and Lumea Inc. have announced a ...