The Future of Genetic Testing for Babies
Ask an Expert: Essential Summer Sleep Tips to Beat the Heat
Ask an Expert: The Vital Post-Surgery Steps You Need to Follow
Cult Expert Rick Ross Identifies Popular Groups That Could Be Cu…
Ask an Expert: Why Colorectal Cancer Rates are Rising in Young P…
3 Things to Discuss before Your Divorce
See Burn Victim’s Transformation after Treatment!
How Does a Fracturing Laser Treatment Work to Treat Burn Scars?
Woman Is Healing Her Scars from the Inside Out!
Why the Butt Lift Is the Latest Surging Plastic Surgery Trend
Actress Shares the Joy of Working during Lockdown
Childhood Burn Victim Returns after Years of Scar Treatment
Actress Eva LaRue on Grieving Her Pandemic Losses
Who Is the Ideal Patient for a Non-Surgical Butt Lift?
Jim Gray Shares What Makes Someone the Greatest Athlete of All T…
Ask an Expert: 5 Reasons There Is Blood in Your Stool
The Doctors' Favorite Products to Elevate Your Next Bathroom Tri…
Kamala Harris and Nicole Kidman’s Hair Stylist on the ‘Look’ Eve…
4 Relationship Issues That Could Lead to Divorce
Signs Divorce Could Be a Good Option
Is it possible for parents to know too much when it comes to the future of their children's health?
The Doctors welcome Harvard professor and medical geneticist Dr. Robert Green to discuss the world’s first study of genetically sequencing newborns, which can possibly screen for more than 1800 health conditions. The hope of the study is that with the genetic information doctors can predict and prevent illness instead of waiting for them to develop.
Watch: Could Your Genes Be Making You Fat?
Dr. Green explains that the testing is meant to hopefully identify things people might be at-risk for during their life. The study he is running is giving people a much more detailed look at their genetic sequencing compared to any of the commercial genetic tests available on the market. He tells The Doctors that 40 percent of new parents choose not to undergo the testing, explaining that just after welcoming their child they do not want to hear bad news regarding possible health issues. He says they also express concerns about privacy and insurance discrimination for the children when they become an adult.
He goes on to explain the goal of the study is to change medicine from being reactive to proactive where doctors are predicting, reacting and preventing illness.
Watch: Genetic Testing to Select Baby’s Sex
Dr. Green believes that this type of information will be commonplace in medicine in possibly 5 to 10 years.
The Doctors polled our audience about whether they would test their child's genetics and our 76% of our online followers said yes and 24% said no. Where do you stand on genetic testing for newborns?
