Boston researchers using COVID-19 patients’ DNA to unlock secrets about impact of virus
Boston 25 News |
June 2020
Press, Video
Boston researchers using COVID-19 patients’ DNA to unlock secrets about impact of virus
Romy
Hospital records hold valuable Covid-19 data. Making it usable is time-consuming work
STAT |
May 2020
Press
To help scientists around the globe study Covid-19, researchers in Boston have shared genetic and other clinical data from thousands of patients with an international consortium. That data includes information from dozens of people with Covid-19, who had donated blood samples and opened up their medical records before the pandemic.
Genetic counselors and the fight for medicare recognition
Medium |
May 2020
G2P Blog
Elizabeth Fieg, MS, LCGC discusses the importance and implication of the H.R. 3235-The Access to Genetic Counselor Service Act that would authorize and recognize appropriately credentialed genetic counselors as reimbursable providers under Medicare.
Geneticist says DNA testing should be part of everyday healthcare
CNBC |
May 2020
Press, Video
Dr. Robert Green is the director of the Preventive Genomics Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He believes that DNA testing combined with proper counseling and medical follow-up would be a critical element of a healthcare system that can prevent illness.
Coronavirus, the answer may be in your genes
Fox News |
May 2020
Press, Video
What do your genetics have to do with your chances of dying from Coronavirus?
Vanity Fair |
April 2020
Press
Our genes might make some of us more susceptible to COVID-19—but which genes? Geneticists are sharing their vast DNA databases to find out.
Heroes on the front line: Dr. Robert Green
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts |
April 2020
Press
“..There are researchers – every single scientist is thinking ‘how can I contribute?’”
Coronavirus: Genes may explain why some face greater danger than others
Fox News |
April 2020
Press
“While healthy young people as a group are less likely to have severe symptoms with COVID, they have to understand that some of them will become very ill and will even die from this infection,” Dr. Robert Green said. “No one should assume youth makes them invulnerable.”
Of Known Significance
Clinical Omics |
March 2020
Press
An exclusive Clinical OMICs conversation with the director of Genomes2People, Robert Green, M.D., MPH
Should everyone have their full genome sequenced? A Conversation with Robert Green, MD, head of Genomes2People at Brigham and Women’s and Founder of Genome Medical
Touch Point Media |
March 2020
Podcast
Greg and Robert explode some of the persistent myths around genetic testing and dive in to the future of genetic testing amongst healthy populations
All in for All of Us
Brigham Clinical and Research News |
March 2020
Press
Through national research efforts like the All of Us Research Program, Brigham investigators and their collaborators are making genomic research more meaningful, equitable and impactful for all patients at the Brigham and around the world.
Ultra-fast genome sequencing could save the lives of newborns
Wired |
March 2020
Press
Whole genome tests can help identify the cause of a baby’s mysterious illness. But ethicists say it’s still too soon to use them for all infants.
G2P Newsletter February 2020
February 2020
G2P News
In our winter edition newsletter, we have recapped all the incredible work that the G2P team has been doing since the fall. The Preventive Genomics Clinic has now seen 100+ patients. G2P work has been cited in numerous news & media outlets, and our collaborators at Genomes2Veterans have published spectacular data on implementation of precision … Continued
Consumer DNA testing is a bust: Here’s how companies like Ancestry and 23andMe can survive
CNBC |
February 2020
Press
“Our research is finding that genetics is about to take its rightful place in medical care for the world.” said Dr. Robert Green, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.
Econogenomics: The economics of genomic testing for health
Medium |
January 2020
G2P Blog
“The cost of sequencing itself is already comparable to a lot of other diagnostic tests regularly used in medicine,” Kurt Christensen, PhD said. Besides: “What really moves the needle on cost effectiveness isn’t the costs — it’s the benefits.”
New tests use epigenetics to guess how fast you’re aging
Wired |
December 2019
Press
Companies claim they can now easily calculate your biological age. Should you take them up on it?
Reset your DNA to slow the clock
Neo Life |
December 2019
Press
A new epigenetic test that tracks molecular aging claims to show you how to stay biologically young. However, Robert Green says “epigenetic marks in apparently healthy people can tell them meaningful things about their health status is an overreach.”
Apple is offering free genetic tests to all its Silicon Valley employees
CNBC |
December 2019
Press
“It’s really exciting that to see companies move to preserve health, rather than just treating patients when they’re ill,” said Dr. Robert Green, a medical geneticist at Harvard Medical School and a co-founder of a genetics company called Genome Medical.
23 and baby
Nature |
December 2019
Press
We now have the ability to screen for thousands of genetic diseases in newborns. That may not always be the healthy thing to do.
Addressing barriers to expanding genetic counseling
Modern Health Care |
November 2019
Press
Genetic counselors are becoming a bigger part of the healthcare continuum as population health management seeks to more quickly screen for, assess and prevent illness. Read on as genetic counselors in the field, including our own, Carrie Blout, address some of the barriers in genetic counseling.
China’s genetics giant wants to tailor medicine to your DNA
Bloomberg |
November 2019
Press
BGI is racing toward a world where your DNA informs your medical decisions—and maybe some of your personal ones. Bloomberg asks Dr. Robert Green on his thoughts regarding the medical advances in genomics in China and how they compare to those in the US.
G2P Newsletter October 2019
October 2019
G2P News
This Fall, G2P launched the Brigham Preventive Genomics Clinic, the first ever to offer comprehensive sequencing to healthy adults and children. We also hosted the PopSeq Inaugural Retreat in Boston to kick-off the first ever study to return unanticipated genetic findings to African Americans and examine rare diseases in population-based cohorts. Check out the new … Continued
Preventive Genomics Brochure
October 2019
Press
Please view our online brochure if you are interested in learning more about the Preventive Genomics Clinic at Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions
October 2019
Press
Want more information on the Preventive Genomics Clinic? Check out answers to our most frequently asked questions.
Is preventive genomics elitist?
Medium |
October 2019
G2P Blog
The ultimate aim of our Genomes2People Research Program is to contribute to the transformation of medicine from reactive to proactive, from treatment-oriented to preventive. We are trying to help build the evidence base that will justify societal decision to make these technologies and services accessible to anyone who wants them, regardless of means, education or … Continued
Doctors limit what to tell patients about their DNA test. Should they?
The Wall Street Journal |
October 2019
Press
Genetic scans provide lots of information, but only a fraction is returned to patients. Dr. Robert Green states “It’s their body and their DNA. We have a responsibility to scientific truth and clear communication.”
Brigham and Women’s Hospital opens preventive genomics clinic
Genome Web |
August 2019
Press
“Preventive genomics is not yet recommended as standard of care,” Robert Green, director of the Preventive Genomics Clinic, said in a statement. “But for over two decades, our NIH-funded, randomized trials in translational genomics have generated consistent evidence that there are more potential medical benefits and fewer risks than previously considered. It is time for … Continued
Brigham and Women’s Hospital opens preventive genomics clinic
Clinical Omics |
August 2019
Press
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has launched the Preventive Genomics Clinic, a facility designed to provide comprehensive DNA sequencing, interpretation and reporting of disease-associated genes.
NHGRI Announces Six Inaugural Genomic Innovator Awards
National Human Genome Research Institute |
August 2019
Press
Dr. Jason Vassey was announced as one of six recipients for the Genomic Innovator supporting early career investigators researching genome biology, genomic medicine, technology development and societal implications of genomic advances.
FDA stepping up actions against PGx testing, forcing some labs to stop reporting drug information
Genome Web |
August 2019
Press
Researchers led by Robert Green at Brigham and Women’s Hospital looked at whether consumers getting direct-to-consumer genetic testing were using PGx tests to change treatment decisions. Although this study relied on self-reported data from participants, it suggests that less than 1 percent could have made unsupervised medication changes based on their genetic test results.
Top U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients
STAT |
August 2019
Press
Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Friday unveiled a new Preventive Genomics Clinic that will offer a menu of options for a genetic workup, with price tags ranging from $250 to $2,950, depending on how many genes are analyzed; it’s the first program of its kind that will offer the sequencing to children in addition to adults.
Concierge DNA testing: Boston doctors and genetic counselors consult, but it will cost you
WBUR |
August 2019
Press, Radio
The preventive genomics clinic is offering what’s arguably the opposite of modestly priced, do-it-yourself tests: It’s a full-service genomics clinic for patients who want the elite care of an academic medical center and will pay for it out of pocket.
New preventive genomics clinic launches at the Brigham
BWH Newsroom |
August 2019
Press Release
Nation’s first academic clinic to offer comprehensive DNA sequencing and genetic risk assessment to healthy adults and children
Iman Abdulmajid receives Franca Sozzani Award
August 2019
Press Release
Disruptive philanthropist, activist and fashion innovator Iman Abdulmajid will receive the award at a dinner on the eve of the 76th Venice Film Festival.
Partners Biobank surpasses 100,000 participants
Brigham Bulletin |
August 2019
Press
“I would have never known that I was at risk if i hadn’t donated to the Biobank,” said Kristine Trudeau who knowingly enrolled in the Partners HealthCare Biobank because she wanted to help advance medicine and potentially save lives. She did not expect that it would save her own.
Bioethicists worried patients couldn’t handle their own genetic testing results. They were (mostly) wrong
STAT |
July 2019
Press
The first major randomized clinical trial on the effect of disclosing genetic information found that people who decided to learn about their genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease did not experience large, negative psychological impacts.
Should you get a home genetic test?
Harvard health Publishing |
February 2019
Press
More and more people want to explore their own medical data, and a DTC genetic test is one way to begin to understand some aspects of your future health.
The genetic counselor with a $4,000 DNA test
Bloomberg |
July 2019
Press, Video
At a new clinic in Boston, genetic counselor Carrie Blout helps healthy patients get their DNA tested for predispositions to more than 2500 diseases. Bloomberg’s Aki Ito goes through the testing herself, trialing a controversial technology at the forefront of modern medicine.
Is ignorance really bliss when it comes to knowing your risk of Alzheimer’s? Medical experts are split
89.3 KPCC |
July 2019
Radio
Dr. Robert Green and Kreg Klugman explore the pros and cons of knowing one’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s.
