The counseling that goes along with testing for breast cancer risk genes can be delivered just as effectively over the phone as in person, and at lower cost, according to new research. Researchers ...

As part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s changes to HECM counseling, all HECM counselors will need to pass an exam to demonstrate their knowledge of reverse mortgages. In ...

Risk counseling after HIV test: No effect on STIs Risk-reduction counseling has no effect on developing a sexually transmitted infection when given at the time of a rapid HIV test. HealthDay News — ...

Along with the recent changes to HECM counseling, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to unveil a new counseling protocol next month to help borrowers asses whether a reverse ...

Health care providers and insurers agree that it's in everyone's best interest to refer women for genetic testing if their family history of breast or ovarian cancer puts them at higher risk. What ...

Researchers have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. Those offered ...

Students completing the School Counseling specialty are eligible for the Pupil Services License through the Ohio State Board of Education (SBOE). Students can take the Ohio Assessment for ...

23andMe is already allowed to screen customers for mutations associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Now the FDA has granted the company approval to sell a direct-to-consumer test that ...

Lynch syndrome is one of the leading causes of hereditary cancers (e.g., colorectal and endometrial cancer), which can be prevented or treated with active screening and early diagnosis. For people ...