This week, the new policy of American health insurer, Cigna, that requires genetic counselling before access to BRCA genetic testing, will come into effect. Reaction to this announcement has been mixed. We thought it would be interesting to compare this new policy with how genetic testing for BRCA cancer risk is delivered in the UK....
Rare Disease UK is a national alliance of key stakeholders including patient organisations, industry, clinicians, academics and individuals bought together to call for a response to the unmet care needs of those with rare diseases who currently struggle to get access to integrated care and support from the National Health Service (NHS). There are over 6000 rare diseases affecting over 3.5 million people (one in 17) in the UK...
British Pakistanis are under the spotlight yet again, this time not for alleged links with terrorism, but for the practice of cousin marriage. Last week in BioNews, Ann Cryer, Labour MP for Bradford, re-presented her case against cousin marriage. This followed the 'Newsnight' special report (16 November) highlighting that British...
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