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New approaches for early cancer detectionBlogA new paper provides an intriguing update on recent efforts to develop blood tests to detect cancer early, by analysing ctDNA
Using whole genome sequencing to help combat COVID-19BlogThe work of the COG-UK consortium will be crucial to mitigating the longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak….
After ABC v St George’s: a new duty to considerBlogNew legal duty for healthcare professionals regarding consent is more limited than existing professional guidance
How to win friends and influence (science and health) policyBlogThere has been growing recognition of the value of efforts to inform and influence policy based on evidence, ideas and needs. But where to begin?
Genome editing: a broad perspective on a precision technologyBlogPrime-editing is a recent addition to the ever-growing suite of genome editing tools which could transform treatments for genetic diseases
An eye to the future: review of screening programmes in EnglandBlogReport's recommendations around accountability and governance of screening programmes could have greatest impact
Balancing the high-tech and human faces of future healthBlogOur healthy future: how science and technology could affect future healthcare - the picture for policy-makers
Algorithms as medical devices: regulatory challengesBlogMachine learning promises to change the way we research, the way we diagnose and ultimately treat patients, but at the same time it poses new challenges for the regulation of medical devices.
Using genetic information for disease preventionBlogHarnessing knowledge about genetics in the prevention of common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity
A five-year strategy for infectious diseasesBlogDr Laura Blackburn welcomes PHE priority to optimise use of WGS-based information to tackle infectious diseases