The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Genetic Testing Reference Material Program (GeT-RM) has partnered with the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) to develop a publicly available list of 546 expert curated pathogenic variants in 84 genes for use in…
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Mounting covid deaths fuel school bus drivers’ fears
Natalia D'Angelo got sick right after school started in August. She was driving a school bus for special education students in Griffin-Spalding County School System about 40 miles south of Atlanta and contracted covid-19. One of her three sons, Julian…
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Jumpcode Genomics and TGen collaborate on genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2
Jumpcode Genomics, a genome technology platform company focused on improving the understanding of human biology, announced today a collaboration with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, to aid investigations into the genomic epidemiology of…
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Feinstein Institutes awarded $2.9 million NIH funding for polygenic embryo selection studies
Genetic testing and selection of embryos generated from in vitro fertilization (IVF) have given rise to the controversial “designer baby” debate. Recently, the use of a new technology called polygenic embryo selection (PES) has developed to identify the risk for…
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Brittany Cartwright Hits the Gym Amid 'Postpartum Weight Loss Journey'
Getting her sweat on! Three months after giving birth, Brittany Cartwright gave her Instagram followers a glimpse of her weight loss journey. See Celeb Moms Debuting Their Postpartum Bodies Days After Birth “Every story is different and this is mine,”…
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CDC: COVID-19 vaccine can be given along with other shots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines can be given along with other childhood shots, CNN reported Wednesday. Doctors had been cautioned to not give the COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks of any other…
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What You Should Know About A Gluten-Free Diet
Lisa Donaldson, Voome’s lead dietitian, recently responded to some questions that those with celiac disease, particularly those recently diagnosed with the disease, will find helpful. Celiac disease has been described as an auto-immune disorder where the ingesting food containing gluten damages the small intestine. As such, people with this disease need to stick to a diet…
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Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan. But people with disability are being left behind
With Australia’s COVID vaccination campaign set to open up to over 50s on May 3, many at-risk Australians eligible under phase 1A are still waiting. Last week we learned only 6.5% of residents in disability care homes had received the…
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