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Reproductive Justice, Late Term Abortions, and Genetic Counselors’ Obligation to Speak Up
NEWS CORNERReproductive Justice, Late Term Abortions, and Genetic Counselors’ Obligation to Speak Up By Madison Granier Abortion access is once again making headlines, but why is abortion access important to the field of genetic counseling? On May 13, a genetic...

New ACOG Guidelines Improve Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) Accessibility
NEWS CORNER Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) may become more accessible with ACOG’s new guidelines By Chloe Meier In October 2020, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published updates to their Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities...

The Impact of Molecular Autopsy for Cardiac Genetic Conditions
NEWS CORNER The Impact of Molecular Autopsy for Cardiac Genetic Conditions Nori Williams, MS, CGC A recent multicenter study out of Spain by Ripoll-Vera et al. entitled “Sudden cardiac death in persons aged 50 years or younger: diagnostic yield of a regional...

NCCN Guidelines: Recent updates to the Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment for Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Cancers (version 1.2021)
NEWS CORNER NCCN Guidelines: Recent updates to the Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment for Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Cancers (version 1.2021) Emily Fassi, MS, CGC On Tuesday September 8, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released an update to...

Navigating the Work-From-Home Waters as a New Genetic Counselor
NEWS CORNER Navigating the Work-From-Home Waters as a New Genetic Counselor Transitioning to working from home as a new genetic counselor and the learning curve that came with it – By Alexa Rosenblum, MS, CGC March 2020 marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...