Newborn screening bloodspot samples: opportunity or liability?
Scotland is considering whether or not to destroy archived newborn screening blood samples in the light of public concerns. Newborn screening programmes in the UK use small bloodspot...
View ArticleGenomics England's plans for 100,000 genomes mature
Genomics England (GeL) has been reporting on progress and plans for implementation of the 100,000 Genomes Project over the coming year. A pilot study sequencing 2,000 whole genomes from...
View ArticleCan UK medical bioinformatics funding bridge the big data gap?
The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has announced £32 million funding to support medical bioinformatics in the UK. The investment follows on from the £20 million...
View ArticlePolicy recommendations on using genomic big data for health
A new policy paper sets out recommendations to advance the application of data science in genomics. The US National Consortium For Data Science (NCDS) is a collaborative initiative intended...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance for Genomics & Health: losing sight of health?
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance) has held its first meeting of international partners at the Wellcome Trust in London. The Global Alliance for Genomics and...
View ArticleESHG questions legality of new EU genetic counselling laws
Over the past 18 months, the EU has been debating reforms to the Medical Devices and the In Vitro Diagnostic Devices directives. One major reform is that the scope of the In Vitro...
View ArticleACMG bows to pressure on genomic incidental findings
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has revised its earlier recommendations of compulsory disclosure of incidental findings for severe disease to patients...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance sets initial priorities for genomics and health
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health has released a new report from the first meeting of partners in London (see previous news) along with priorities for each of the four working groups....
View ArticleUS clamps down on fake nutrigenomics products
The US Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against two companies selling what they claimed were genetically tailored nutritional supplements. The FTC is similar to the UK Office...
View ArticleBalancing public access and security for genomic cancer data
Genomic databases are the bedrock of new moves towards more tailored and precise personalised medicine, and nowhere more so than in cancer. Tumour genome sequences can both inform diagnosis, prognosis...
View ArticleGenomic data: to share is to care
The genomic medicine revolution can only truly be realised within the NHS if all those involved in delivering genetic testing services share their data and knowledge freely and expansively with each...
View ArticleData sharing efforts to promote genomic medicine
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance) has held its second international meeting of partners at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) in San Diego,...
View ArticleEthical issues in clinical genomic data sharing
Improved access to patient data from NHS genetics laboratories can facilitate better medical care, as we discussed in our recent briefing note Sharing clinical genomic data for better...
View ArticleUS clarifies position on secondary findings in clinical genome sequencing
Last week came the welcome and long-awaited news that the AGMG have finally updated their policy statement on analysing and reporting secondary findings from clinical genome-scale sequencing....
View ArticleEthical implementation of the genomics revolution
The PHG Foundation recently held a dissemination event for the Realising Genomics in Clinical Practice report. This was the culmination of a two-year project that sought...
View ArticleSequencing the nation: Icelandâs genomic profile
Researchers from deCODE Genetics in Iceland have constructed a detailed picture of the countryâs genomic profile, described in four linked papers published in Nature Genetics. In the main study,...
View ArticleDevelopments in digital health and personalised medicine
Computer technology giant IBM has opened a dedicated health unit, Watson Health, to capitalise on data from increasingly popular health-linked wearables and apps.Watson Health says that it is using...
View ArticlePublic want to know medical findings from genomic research
A major international survey of almost 7,000 people has revealed significant differences in the view of potential genomic research participants and genetic health professionals on feedback of...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance for Genomics and Health marks two years of progress
An international coalition dedicated to improving human health by maximising the potential of genomic medicine marked its second anniversary this month. Last week, 250 members convened for...
View ArticleTransparency found to benefit data sharing in research
In a systematic investigation of participantsâ views on open consent, the Personal Genome Project has found that greater transparency about the risks and benefits associated with...
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