AI/ML in Genomics and Genetic Counseling: Issue 7

4.3.2026

This issue brings together several reflections on where artificial intelligence (AI) stood in medicine at the end of 2025, along with deep dives into AI’s implications for public health and resource use. We also highlight global policy shifts that could move AI development toward a less regulated ...

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Bridging Health Care and Culture: Supporting Families in Consanguineous and Arranged Marriages Through Genetic Counseling

4.1.2026

Arranged marriages and consanguineous partnerships between blood relatives, such as first or second cousins, are practiced around the world and have deep cultural, religious and familial significance. Yet these traditions are often misunderstood or stigmatized in Western health care systems. This ...

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Preparing Genetic Counselors to Meet the Needs of Emancipated Minors

3.25.2026

Emancipated minors often walk into clinic alone, but the health care system isn’t always prepared to meet them where they are. From legal hurdles to misunderstandings about consent, we explore why genetic counselors must rethink assumptions and sharpen their support for this overlooked ...

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Teratology Insights: Strengthening the Genetic Counselor’s Toolkit

3.18.2026

When nearly 90% of pregnant people take medications, ignoring teratogenic exposures is no longer an option for genetics professionals. This piece challenges long‑held assumptions about what falls “within scope” and equips counselors with the insight needed to guide patients through uncertainty.  ...

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Redefining “Effective Communication:" Supporting Patients With Hearing and Vision Loss in Genetic Counseling

3.11.2026

A single missed communication preference can turn a genetic counseling session into a moment of disconnect, as shown in the case of a deaf patient provided the wrong type of interpreter. Drawing on clinical experience and research, this article highlights how patients with hearing or ...

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March President's Message: When the World is Heavy…

3.6.2026

In 2001, I was working my first job as a genetic counselor in the new prenatal clinic at Boston Medical Center. Because it was a new clinic, I was counseling patients in empty in-patient rooms that also sometimes doubled as waiting rooms. They still had beds in them. TVs hung from the ceiling, and ...

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Cost of Entry: The New Financial Reality of Genetic Counseling Training

2.25.2026

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } The cost of becoming a genetic counselor has always been high, but new federal loan limits could make that jump feel ...

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2026 Webinar Series Purchase Options

2.19.2026

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Turning Away Hypermobility: The Growing Gap in Genetic Care Access

2.18.2026

As genetics clinics increasingly decline referrals for hypermobility, many patients find themselves with fewer options and longer paths to answers. From the perspective of both a genetic counselor and a patient with hypermobile Ehlers‑Danlos syndrome, this article reflects on what is lost when ...

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Keeping Patients Informed Over Time: The Power of Longitudinal Registries

2.11.2026

The diagnostic process is often described as a marathon, with years of testing, waiting and uncertainty. When a genetic diagnosis finally arrives, it can feel like the finish line for both providers and patients, but it’s often just the beginning. Although the diagnosis provides an answer, it ...

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