Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as ...

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have agreed to make it illegal for employers and insurance companies to deny applicants jobs and health care coverage because DNA tests show they are genetically disposed to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy. Bloomberg via Getty Images There’sa23andMe spit collection kit ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was enacted in 2008 to protect Americans from being widely discriminated against by a then new technology: genetic testing. The law was written ...

Privacy experts are concerned about the risk of "genetic discrimination" after 23andMe, which offered a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service, filed for ...

Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) is sponsoring bill H.R. 1815 - medical privacy, insurance Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) is sponsoring bill S. 346 - patient's rights, health insurance Twenty-four ...

Angela Giampolo of Giampolo Law Group in Philadelphia. When Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake in Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion in 2020, headlines focused on consumer tech. But behind the ...

Discussions about ethics are important in many aspects of health care but are especially critical when the health care includes genetic testing. There are several aspects of genetic testing that may ...