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 ...

The UK is a recognised powerhouse for genomic science and medicine. Genomics England’s 100,000 Genomes Project is the largest sequencing project of its kind in the world and, building on these ...

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 ...

Widely regarded as a founder of cell free DNA (cfDNA) technology, Professor Dennis Lo is now pioneering investigation into the emerging science of fragmentomics. If you were at were at our recent ...

We are getting closer to a world where the debilitating pain and complications of sickle cell disease are a thing of the past. For the 17,500 people in the UK living with this genetic condition, this ...

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 ...

It is no secret that the AI regulatory landscape has experienced monumental shifts in the last six months. Rhetoric that views regulation as a barrier to AI innovation and the cross-sectoral ...

The sepsis definition describes three elements: infection, the host response and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Diagnosis is made based on myriad signs and symptoms, and although infection ...

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 ...

These plans have been a long time in the making. The intention to produce a strategy ‘to ensure the UK is able to offer a predictive, preventative and personalised health and care service for people ...

The PHG Foundation warmly welcomes the recently published WHO principles for human genome data collection, access, use and sharing. It is a timely and important contribution to global governance, ...