DNA Testing Service Left Client Health Records Open to Public July 12, 2019 By Nico Grant DNA-testing service Vitagene Inc. left thousands of client health reports exposed online for years, the kind of incident that privacy...
Concerns Mount over Data Privacy Guidelines Set by Genetic-Testing Companies August 3, 2018 By Kristen V. Brown Genetic-testing companies that have decoded the DNA of millions just introduced new guidelines to protect data privacy. But those best...
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Risks and Opportunities April 14, 2017 By Katharina Ó Cathaoir Accurate genetic testing stands to transform modern medicine by offering effective, personalized treatment. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Atlanta Judge Dismisses Sperm Donor Misrepresentation Suit October 22, 2015 By Kate Brumback A judge in Atlanta has tossed out a lawsuit accusing a sperm bank and sperm donor of misrepresenting the medical...
Employers Try Adding Genetic Testing to Employee Wellness Mix May 7, 2015 By Tom Murphy Employers may one day help determine if employees’ genes are why their jeans have become too snug. Big companies are...
Parents Sue Georgia Sperm Bank, Claiming It Misrepresented Donor April 20, 2015 By Kate Brumback He was good on paper: Eloquent, mature, healthy and smart to boot. That’s why Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson...
U.S. to Step Up Oversight of Genetic Testing August 1, 2014 Commonly used tests to predict disease or match a cancer patient with the drug most likely to work will be...
Personal Genetic Tests Now Subject to Sharper Scrutiny After 23andMe Episode December 12, 2013 By Anna Edney and John Lauerman The genetic test firm 23andMe Inc.’s clash with U.S. regulators over the direct sale of its gene analysis service to...
UK Moratorium on Use of Genetic Testing Extended to 2017 Says ABI April 8, 2011 The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced that the long-standing Concordat and Moratorium on Genetics, agreed with the Department of...