The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family ...

Genetic tests are making their way into primary care settings — for example, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will offer DNA sequencing to 1,000 patients in June and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford ...

A man from Missouri named Jamie P. McNamara has admitted guilt in a massive scam that tricked Medicare out of millions of dollars. This scam involved fake genetic testing for cancer and heart disease.

Genesis Health System is warning patients about a scam about DNA testing. A Genesis patient reported receiving a phone call about a doctor requesting a DNA test, said Craig Cooper, Genesis Health ...

Bev Beatty allowed a genetic testing company to run a booth at a senior health fair she organized in Oak Forest, Ill., last year. At least 10 seniors took the tests. Afterward, she was irate to ...

Lesley Fair, senior attorney of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, laid out four steps consumers interested in purchasing at-home genetic test kits should take to ...

There's only so much you can learn from a consumer DNA test, and most people simply don't need one. Reading time 4 minutes The DNA testing company 23andMe is circling the drain, and it’s about damn ...

Today, healthcare is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach toward personalized medicine designed around each person’s genetics, lifestyle, and health history. At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, ...