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BlogBuilding the case for polygenic scores: what is the evidence for cost-effectiveness? Wednesday July 23, 2025
BlogHow Cambridge is revolutionising healthcare on two frontsTuesday July 22, 2025A whirlwind tour of some of the personalised health related work going on in Cambridge today
BlogHidden in plain sight: The untapped power of data for personalised healthThursday July 17, 2025Dr Hayley Wilson identifies the impact that data can have in healthcare, whilst also looking at the current landscape of the UK’s health data. Is there promise on the horizon?
BlogPersonalised health – a key ambition within the 10 Year NHS planTuesday July 15, 2025Welcoming the 10 year NHS plan, PHG Foundation's Director of External Affairs, Dr Susan Mitchell, cautions that while genomics is a powerful tool in the personalised health kit, we must tread carefully to ensure that we utilise genomics only when it is helpful.
BlogMaking personalised health work for population healthMonday July 14, 2025The concept of personalised health is at the centre of a renewed NHS and its 10 Year Health Plan, says PHG Trustee, Prof Mike Inouye, as we put 'Making personalised health work for population health' in the spotlight.
BlogInvestigating synthetic human genomesThursday June 26, 2025The Wellcome Trust recently announced that they are funding a research programme to investigate synthetic human genomes, and Laura Blackburn had the opportunity to comment for radio coverage of the story.
BlogWhat’s new in CAR-T cell therapy?Tuesday June 24, 2025CAR-T is a powerful tool which is still evolving. Chaitanya Erady highlights what's new in CAR-T cell therapy.
BlogctDNA: progress on streamlining cancer diagnosisThursday June 19, 2025In a world first, the NHS has announced it is rolling out ‘blood-test first’ testing for patients with non-small cell lung cancer in England.
BlogDNA computers: invisible monitors of health?Friday June 13, 2025A surprising solution to handle our ever increasing volume of data might be a substance operating at a much smaller scale – DNA.
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