September 12th, 2007
Minneapolis/Saint Paul The Minnesota Department of Health has suddenly and quietly withdrawn the newborn genetic screening rule which was set to be rolled out...
August 15th, 2007
The latest fad in American health care is to give discounts to workers who are healthy. Many corporate CEOs and their benefits department managers...
April 2nd, 2007
Advocates, legislators gear up for battle in the fight to keep genetic information, testing secure from employers, insurers.
Carolina Hinestrosa was 35 when she beat...
March 18th, 2007
The test, the counselor said, had come back positive. Katharine Moser inhaled sharply. She thought she was as ready as anyone could be to...
December 28th, 2005
Cheers to IBM for its recent pledge to not use genetic information in its hiring practices or in deciding eligibility for health insurance coverage...
October 26th, 2005
An internal memo sent to Wal-Mart’s board of directors proposes numerous ways to hold down spending on health care and other benefits while seeking...
October 10th, 2005
IBM, the world’s largest computer maker, pledged Monday not to use genetic data to screen employees and applicants in what it said was the...
