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17th July 2019

Government announces research partnership on health impact of social media

Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a new partnership between …

Cosmetic procedures
Blog

24th June 2019

What should be done with the Guthrie cards?

If you were born in Scotland between 1965 and 2003 then, more likely than not, a sample of your blood is being stored by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.
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20th June 2019

Call for evidence on the use of genome editing in farmed animals

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a call for evidence to inform its inquiry into the us…

Genomics
News

19th June 2019

Medical implants raise safety and cybersecurity challenges for policy-makers

In a new briefing note, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics highlights the ethical issues raised by th…

Biotechnology
Blog

17th June 2019

A genome editing year: developments since the Nuffield report

A lot has happened since we published our report Genome editing and human reproduction: social and …

Genomics
News

17th May 2019

Government acts on Nuffield Council recommendation to ban under 18s from accessing cosmetic procedures

This week in a Westminster Hall Debate on regulation of the aesthetics industry, Jackie Doyle-Price,…

Cosmetic procedures
News

15th May 2019

Workshop report: global expert group highlights need for better community engagement during global health emergencies

An international group of experts in community engagement for health research has identified urgent …

Global health
Blog

10th May 2019

The rise of vaccine hesitancy

Recently, a group of leading healthcare organisations reported a 30% rise in worldwide measles case…

Public health
News

9th May 2019

Nuffield Council responds to Science and Technology Committee’s call for evidence on commercial genomics

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has submitted a response to the House of Commons Science and Techn…

Genomics
Blog

2nd May 2019

What’s the big deal about epigenetics?

epi- | ˈɛpi | (also ep-) prefix 1 upon: epigraph. 2 above: epicontinental. 3 in addi…
News

25th April 2019

Nuffield Council appoints new members

We are delighted to announce the appointment of seven new members of the Nuffield Council on Bioethi…
News

11th April 2019

Nuffield Council welcomes new proposals to tackle online harms

This week the Government published an Online Harms White Paper setting out legislative and non-legis…

Cosmetic procedures