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BlogAre we ready to use polygenic scores for prevention of common diseases?Monday July 22, 2019Following publication of UK Green Paper on public health, Dr Sowmiya Moorthie examines the potential of polygenic risk scores in healthcare
BlogTowards personalised prevention?Monday July 22, 2019UK Government releases Green Paper on public health for consultation, Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s
BlogInnovation in the NHS: making the most of new technologiesWednesday July 17, 2019Today it takes 10 years for a new medical diagnostic technology to become part of routine healthcare. A big improvement on a decade ago, but still slow! PHG’s Dr Joanna Janus expands on comments by Dr Sarah Byron at our recent conference.
BlogMoving innovations from hype to healthcareSunday July 14, 2019At 'From Hype to Healthcare', we explored the many policy approaches to navigating from the excitement surrounding scientific and technological innovations, and their predicted potential for health.
BlogFirst gene silencing drug offered on NHSMonday July 8, 2019A new type of medicine that uses an approach called ‘gene silencing’ has been approved for use in the National Health Service (NHS) in England.
BlogLooking to the future of breast cancer preventionTuesday June 18, 2019Dr Sowmiya Moorthie provides an overview of our report to the EU on looking to the future of breast cancer prevention.
BlogPoint of care genomic tests in infectious diseaseSunday June 16, 2019Medical student, Simran Goyal, investigated point of care medical devices for infectious diseases whilst on placement at the PHG Foundation. Here she sets out what she found
BlogDeveloping the cancer-screening services of the futureSunday June 2, 2019An interim report from the independent review of cancer screening was published last week. Dr Laura Blackburn reviews its findings so far.
BlogCan genomic medicine attract, recruit and retain clinical bioinformaticians?Saturday June 1, 2019Genomic medicine demands a range of new workforce skills, and the good news is that the NHS is already making progress.
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