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Two years after we published our report on NIPT, and seven years after NIPT became available in the UK, we were frustrated by a lack of action by regulators, professional bodies and private companies in response to our recommendations for improving practice. What a difference six months can make.

Last week, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, announced a new partnership between the NHS and Amazon’s Alexa…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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