Category Archives: Robert Resta
Kellogg’s Complaint
Improper kinds of food in the stomach and intestines, will, in this excessively irritable state of the system, cause nocturnal emissions……Farinaecous foods, properly prepared, is incomparably the best aliment for such a sufferer.…. – from A Lecture to Young Men … Continue reading
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Considering The Future of Genetic Counseling, Act II
When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened. John M. Richardson, Jr. Those who predict the future are doomed … Continue reading
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Demographics and The Future of Genetic Counseling
Those who do not study and prepare for the future are doomed to live it rather than to shape it. Keeping an eye on what might be coming down the road in the next 30 years could help genetic counselors … Continue reading
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A Question of Race
Biological ancestry is an important part of genetic counseling. Sometimes we call it race or ethnicity, or ask “What countries are your ancestors from?” I am not quite sure what the difference is between race and ethnicity, though in the … Continue reading
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Let Me Into Your Grief
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost Grief, a constant in genetic counseling, is a normal reaction to death, the loss of hopes and dreams, suffering, shattered self-images, disrupted … Continue reading
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A DNA Day Surprise
There has been much sturm und drang lately about the ramifications of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing. Depending upon your point of view, either it’s the end of the world as we know it, or it’s a door opening into the … Continue reading
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Facts, Figures and Fictions in Genetic Counseling
Genetic counselors have a love/hate relationship with numbers. We sometimes sniff with contempt at numbers , and nobly proclaim that psychosocial issues are the real business of genetic counseling. On the other hand, patients and referring physicians demand concrete answers, … Continue reading
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GeeKnowType – The Unique Gene Boutique
“Know thyself,” said Socrates. We at GeeKnowType agree – everyone should have access to the personal knowledge hidden deep inside their DNA. But not everyone needs one of those pesky certified genetic “specialists” to guide them through the maze of … Continue reading
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Whither GeneTests?
Well, it looks like it may be the end of the line for GeneTests, the widely used clinical genetics website. On March 18, NIH announced that it will develop the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) “an online resource that will provide … Continue reading
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The Great Genetic Counseling Divorce of 1992: A Historical Perspective On Change In The Genetic Counseling Profession
In 1992, the genetic counseling profession nearly imploded. What happened, and what do those events have to teach us as the profession faces new challenges? Continue reading
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