January President's Message: Many Paths to Leadership

1.30.2026

At the Annual Conference in November, I had the (slightly terrifying) privilege of delivering my Incoming President Address. It was something I worked on for months, with professional guidance, not because public speaking makes me nervous, but because I needed help articulating something harder: ...

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Genetic Counselors and Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing: Finding Our Place in a New Frontier

1.29.2026

Imagine a firefighter at risk of cancer due to exposures or an ataxia-telangiectasia mutation (ATM) carrier who is too young to start pancreatic screening but has high anxiety about the disease. They arrive at their primary care visit asking about a new blood test they saw online that claims to ...

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Genetic Counselors Play a Vital Role During the Diagnosis and Treatment of Genetic Conditions to Ensure Coordination of Care and Referrals

1.28.2026

As therapies for genetic conditions rapidly expand, genetic counselors are navigating a shift from strictly diagnostic roles to becoming key partners in treatment-focused care. This article highlights how partnerships — with patients, across genetic counseling specialties, with other ...

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Genomic Contextualism: A Useful Framework in the Era of Personalized Genomic Medicine

1.21.2026

As genetic testing becomes routine across medicine, the long-standing concept of genetic exceptionalism is under strain. Drawing on her clinical experience, Isabella Holland explores how “genomic contextualism” can help genetic counselors better allocate limited expertise while ...

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Protecting Assisted Reproductive Technology Patients From “Divorcing Embryo” Disputes Today

1.14.2026

A deceptively simple question — why men are asked to freeze sperm, while women are urged to freeze embryos — opens a broader conversation about reproductive autonomy in the era of IVF. Drawing on decades of ART law and recent court cases, this article traces how “embryo wars” between ...

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Appreciating the Profession: How Genetic Counseling Continues to Evolve

1.5.2026

On Nov.13, 2025, NSGC kicked off the ninth annual Genetic Counselor Appreciation Day with a livestream conversation titled “The Evolving Genetic Counseling Workforce.” The celebration brought together genetic counselors across practice settings to reflect on how the profession is practiced, ...

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Clarifying the Path Forward: The Genetic Counselor's Role in Rett Syndrome (RTT)

12.18.2025

When a child’s early words and skills begin to fade, families often face months of uncertainty before answers arrive. This article explores the challenges of recognizing Rett syndrome early, the role of genetic testing in timely diagnosis and how genetic counselors can guide families ...

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Finding Identity, Finding Community: Parallels Between Jewish Identity and Genetic Counseling Professional Identity

12.16.2025

After years away from genetic counseling, the author returned to research on professional identity and found unexpected parallels with her own exploration of Jewish identity. Both are complex, evolving and shaped by community. The piece considers how these connections inform belonging ...

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My Son’s Heart Defect Made Me a Better Genetic Counselor

12.11.2025

Genetic counselors are taught to lean on comforting phrases, but do they always help? This reflection examines how lived experience challenged one genetic counselor’s assumptions and led to a renewed focus on psychosocial care.

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Limited Data, High Stakes: The Challenge of Prenatal cfDNA Screening in Triplet Pregnancies

12.9.2025

Triplet pregnancies pose a genetic counseling puzzle: while cfDNA screening has been a staple for singletons and twins, data for triplets remains scarce. Recent studies hint at promising accuracy, but high no-call rates and limited guidelines leave providers navigating gray areas. As ...

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