After becoming a parent, I realized that all parents want their children to have a wonderful life. If we could choose, many parents would want them to have the perfect job, the perfect kids and ultimately a long healthy life. As our kids grow, we hope that our kids do not have the same health issues or mental health problems that may run in our families.
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I am a genetic counselor with a PhD in neuropsychiatric genetics. I specialize in helping families who live with psychiatric disorders. From my experience, I know that when someone in a family is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia, it can be a very hard thing - for not only the person with the diagnosis, but also for family members.
Information about the COVID-19 vaccines is rapidly emerging. Suddenly, we’re hearing terms like mRNA and DNA everywhere. For some of us, we haven’t thought about these concepts since high school biology… and now we have to make health decisions based on these concepts, which brings up questions. How exactly do these COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work? How risky are they, and can they change our DNA? In this episode we speak to a genetic counselor, a specialist in genetics, to make sense of what’s going on around us. As always, we suggest ways help you navigate and apply things in your life.
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