CooperSurgical sued over recalled IVF culture medium
Two Californian couples are suing a health technology company after their embryos failed to develop...
Sarah Pritchard
Sarah Pritchard is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She began writing for PET while studying for a Masters in Medical Law and Ethics at Kings College London where her thesis looked at the 'right' to have children in the context of limited NHS resources. Sarah’s interest in reproductive technologies and the ethical implications of fertility treatment began while studying English and Philosophy at the University of York, specifically during the Bioethics module. Sarah has been a communications advisor for the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand and a news writer for MedWire News. Sarah also led a digital communications team at her local NHS Trust for six years. At the end of 2023, Sarah moved back to New Zealand, where she now works again as a news writer for MedWire, doula and infant massage instructor.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Half of US prostate cancer patients with inherited risk genes missed
US men with prostate cancer could be missing out on targeted treatments because they do not meet the current guidelines for genetic testing...
One in five women conceive naturally after having IVF baby
The likelihood of becoming pregnant naturally after having a baby via IVF could be around 20 percent, a review has found...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
BRCA1 variant found in people of Orkney heritage
One percent of people with three grandparents from Orkney, Scotland, carry a gene variant known to increase the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Genome-edited cancer cells destroy brain tumours in mice
Cancer cells have been trained using CRISPR-based genome editing to find and eradicate deadly glioblastoma brain tumours in mice...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Blood test for ovarian cancer developed
Researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect ovarian cancer in women with a growth in their pelvis...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Couple sue Colorado fertility clinic over loss of embryos
A US couple is suing an IVF clinic for destroying seven embryos by not storing them correctly...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Twin study shows genes not solely responsible for multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is unlikely to be caused by genetic factors alone, report researchers who studied a 'globally unique' cohort of identical twins...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Assisted reproduction and surrogacy bills passed by Indian Parliament
The Indian Parliament has approved two bills regulating fertility treatment and surrogacy practices in the country...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Rising IVF success blamed for fall in England's adoption rates
Improvements in the success rates of IVF treatment have been cited as part of the reason fewer people are choosing to adopt children in the UK, despite the number of children currently in care reaching a record high...
