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Waiting For The ‘Sign’ that Protections Are Needed For Genetic Data? Here It Is.

I just attended the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT where I met some of the brightest minds in genetics, heard about mind-bending new technologies, and was reminded of the many ways that genetic counseling and testing is improving health, transforming lives, and driving precision medicine forward. With that bright promise… Read More »

Here Is Another Reason For Keeping Fit

There are many reasons to maintain your cardiovascular fitness. We have written about a number of them. Here is one more.   People with high cardiovascular fitness have a reduced risk for developing lung or colorectal cancer. Furthermore if they do develop one of these cancers, they have a better chance of surviving than those… Read More »

Here are all the areas in health care Amazon could look to expand to, according to one analyst

Retail giant Amazon‘s expansion into health care has already begun, but there’s a lot more room for it to grow, Loop Capital Markets’ Anthony Chukumba told CNBC on Tuesday. Chukumba said on “The Exchange” that he sees $ 72 billion of potential for Amazon through continued health-care expansion, which accelerated in 2018 when it purchased… Read More »

‘Here we go again’: Judge blocks Mississippi ‘heartbeat’ abortion law

Abortionrights activist gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court to protest against the recent abortion laws passed across the country in recent weeks. Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Washington, D.C. Aurora Samerio | NurPhoto | Getty Images A federal judge in Mississippi on Friday temporarily blocked a state law that bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is… Read More »