Potential fallout from the recent UK Biobank data exposure – and similar cases – highlights that governance cannot be treated as an administrative add on. It is foundational infrastructure on which ...
The Wellcome Trust recently announced that they are funding a research programme to investigate synthetic human genomes, and Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation’s Head of Science, had the opportunity to ...
HbA1c is the world’s most widely used test for diagnosing type 2 diabetes. New evidence shows that G6PD deficiency and other genetic variants are systematically distorting its results for Black and ...
Quantum computing, a type of quantum technology, is poised to address pressing challenges in the healthcare sector. For example, while the average cost of the drug development pipeline has tripled ...
In this blog, I will delve into some of the growing acceptance in healthcare to innovative approaches in various countries, and how a database will facilitate analysis and interpretation for all. The ...
A recent consultation by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) indicates a welcome new direction for public and patient involvement (PPI). The MHRA proposed new five-year ...
The BMJ reviewed research on health test kits sold in UK supermarkets and uncovered some deeply concerning gaps. Unlike routine diagnostic tests and assays used in clinical practice and prescribed ...
Cost-utility studies provide critical information for the costs and benefits of using any new test, typically building on existing public health and screening programmes, within a defined population.
The rapid development, approval and roll out of multiple vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an impressive achievement for science and healthcare. The virus genome was ...
Catherine Barnard, FBA, FLSW, FRSA is Professor of European law and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies. She is the author of EU Employment Law ...
There is no denying the impact of the pandemic and the resourcefulness of researchers who have taken the opportunity to use a wide range of approaches to untangle the complex biology of COVID-19. For ...
The UK government has launched a new alliance to sequence the genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Backed by a £20 million investment, the COVID-19 Genomics ...
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