The decision comes after internal memos obtained by Global News show agency officials flagged a “policy gap” on the lack of national rules around DNA testing. Continue reading
A company that collected DNA samples and handed out cash from a van in poor areas of Louisville, Ky., has closed amid a Global News investigation. Continue reading
Contractors are cashing in on low-income people’s medical benefits by screening them for cancer in Louisville, Ky., Global News has learned. Continue reading
Just because a direct-to-consumer test flags that you’re at elevated risk of a disease, it doesn’t mean you’ll get it. Continue reading
If patients learn they have a genetic risk for disease, they must tell their insurance provider, but that could soon change. Continue reading
After a flurry of intense lobbying from insurance companies, health charities, a handful of provinces and the justice minister herself, the fate of a controversial genetic testing bill is now in the hands of Parliament. Continue reading
As many as 6,000 people ran and walked in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure, an event that raises funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Diana Lunn is a regular supporter of the event. The 25-year-old Calgary nurse doesn’t have breast cancer but a few years ago, genetic testing revealed that she carries the BRCA 1 gene mutation which puts her at a high risk for breast or ovarian cancer. Continue reading
You’re not the only person who’s curious about the secrets locked in your DNA, privacy experts warn. Continue reading
Westhaver, 56, has lost many family members unexpectedly during his lifetime including his mother, oldest brother and two nephews. Continue reading
A New Brunswick couple is worried the closure of the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute’s genetic testing lab has stalled their results. Continue reading