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DIABETESpredict®, a first of its kind predictive genetic test for type 2 diabetes, is now being administered to help improve patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent study on the bidirectional relationship of type 2 diabetes and COVID-19, patients with type 2 diabetes are predisposed to adverse clinical outcomes from the COVID-19 virus. In addition, many COVID-19 patients are found to develop new onset diabetes after infection (1). DIABETESpredict® proactive...

State leaders today cut the ribbon on Oklahoma’s new Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence in Stillwater

A new report from Medscape, in collaboration with 23andMe, found that, compared to just two years ago, primary care physicians are significantly more comfortable with direct-to-consumer genetic health testing for their patients.

Cancer every three months. eventually shell have her ovaries removed. giving more women a genetic test to save their lives and their childrens, too. >> and dr. torres joins us now, john, does insurance cover the cost of this test? >> lester when this blue ribbon task force recommends a test, insurance companies tend to follow their advice and pay for it any woman who survivors breast or ovarian cancer should talk to their doctor about getting this genetic test >> dr. john torres, thank you. to...

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Baby boomers are ageing, and older women are more likely to get breast cancer. lets take a look. the american cancer society say women ages 20 to 39 should have a breast exam by a doctor every three years. over 40, a breast exam and mammogram every year. if you have a family history you should have those exams even more frequently. speaking of family history if you carry one of the brca genes that carries your risk of getting cancer. if youre brca1 positive, 80% chance of getting breast cancer. ...

Welcome back everybody. you go for your annual pap smear and thats to check cervical cancer. and now the fda has come up potentially with a genetic test for women as a stand alone alternative to the papsmear. doctors are going to tell us about that one. >> i think the theme of the whole presentation today is all about genetic test. pap smear is to detect cervical cancer. theres about 14 different kind of genes that makes risk for cervical cancer. today the screening starts at the age of 21. ever...

One of them had a spit test she said costs $99, that other test is sometimes $3,000, sometimes $4,000. a., i want to know, what can you do if your insurance company doesnt cover that expensive test and then i want to talk about this other test they mentioned. >> okay. so if your insurance company doesnt cover this test, genetic test, or say youre uninsured, what you can do, go to myriad, the company that makes the breast cancer genetic test, and you can ask them for financial help. heres the dea...

I feel empowered that i made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininitfeminini. in respect to price, though, how affordable is this to the average woman who would go in to speak to her doctor. first of all undergoing the testing for this. but then having to consider the procedure and the costs to potentially save their life down the line? >> these are good points. again, i want to emphasize that this is not a procedure for the general population. these are -- this is a very small se...

Do we know if certain ethnic groups get the mutation more than others, doctor? >> yes. the ash ka na -- jewish population has the highest -- you dont have to be to be at risk. ive had women who are african-american, hispanic, asian, you name it, who come in and have been found -- have been tested and have the brca gene. >> lindsay, let me go back to you. this genetic test showed you have a higher chance of getting ovarian cancer. as that influenced your decisions any? >> well, ill tell you, i fe...