Genetic Testing news from FierceHealthcare
NewsStudy: Genetic testing could save millions on cancer care
With cancer treatments boasting staggeringly high pricetags, there's good reason to give such drugs only to patients who can benefit from them. Increasingly, however, it's looking like genetic Read more...
PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts major health system changes in 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has released a report on what it considers the top nine issues facing the healthcare industry in 2009. While many important issues are in play, among the biggest it Read more...
Congress passes bill banning genetic discrimination
In a landmark action, Congress has approved a bill banning genetic discrimination. The bill, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, forbids employers and insurance companies from using Read more...
Genetic discrimination bill progressing in Congress
After more than a decade of attempts, it looks like Congress might finally pass a bill that would block health insurers from denying coverage to otherwise healthy persons based on their genetic Read more...
For many, home bipolar tests are troublesome
Many in the medical community are at odds over the ethics of at-home bipolar gene tests currently on the market. According to an article in the Boston Globe, "more than 1,000 of these Read more...
| Press ReleasesSix Innovative Laboratories Win GenomeQuest Grants to Bring Next Generation Sequencing Diagnostics to the ClinicProgram Provides GenomeQuest Software, Services, and Expertise to Convert and Consolidate Sanger Gene Test Panels WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GenomeQuest Inc., a global provider of Read more >> WARFARIN Study at Franciscan Health System to Assess Impact of Genetic Testing in Reducing Hospitalizations and Deaths CauTo improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs, Franciscan Health System takes major role in first personalized medicine study authorized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Read more >> ARUP Laboratories Announces Its Newest SNP-Based Microarray TechnologySALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, is pleased Read more >> Aetna Rolls Out New More Affordable Health Plans for East Suburban Cleveland Small Businesses-- Aetna members get most value using Lake Health System -- RICHFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today the launch of new health plan options in east suburban Cleveland Read more >> Informed Medical Decisions Acquires Inherited HealthST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. (InformedDNA) announced today it is acquiring AccessDNA, Inc., owner of Inherited Health, a leading online resource for Read more >> |
