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AHSC Blog: Children and Family Health

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Growing Roles for Genetic Counselors

By Valerie Schaibley, PhD, Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB | Nov 6, 2018
Tags: genetic counseling, genetics, precision health, precision medicine, telemedicine, graduate program in genetic counseling

Precision medicine quickly is becoming a central piece of modern healthcare, and a standard tool in the providers’ toolbox. As physicians begin to order an increasing number of genetic tests, a question remains: who can... read more

Human Papillomavirus is Not a Defeated Virus

By Brittany L. Forte | Oct 22, 2018
Tags: HPV, human papillomavirus, virus, Cancer, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, immune system, vaccine, Gardasil

What lacks a brain but has the ability to swiftly avoid setting off our body’s intruder detectors, bringing its own blueprints into our cells to make more of itself, and in some cases, cause cancer? Human papillomavirus... read more

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Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

By Valerie Schaibley, PhD, Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB | Sep 14, 2018
Tags: prenatal testing, noninvasive prenatal testing, pregnancy, genetics, genomic testing, prenatal genetic testing, maternal DNA, Down syndrome, aneuploidies, liquid biopsies, fetus

During the past six years, advances in genetic technology completely have changed the way women and their health-care providers approach genetic testing during pregnancy. Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), one of the newest... read more

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