Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
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NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
A public body that develops and provides guidance to UK healthcare professionals and others, to ensure that the care they provide is of the best possible quality and offers the best value for money.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Expanding use of Singapore's CPF MediSave for IVF will yield diminishing returns
Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin advises against using medical savings intended for old age to fund more fertility treatments...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Accessing Fertility Treatment: Challenges and Solutions for LGBTQ+ Communities
At PET's latest event, researchers, advocates and policymakers explored the inequalities LGBTQ+ people continue to face when accessing fertility treatment, and highlighted practical solutions for creating a more inclusive fertility system...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Baroness Deech asks UK Government to review fertility and surrogacy laws
Peers have called for law reform during two debates in the UK House of Lords, discussing issues including fertility treatment, surrogacy, embryo research and declining birthrates...
Kent ICB cuts access to NHS-funded IVF
An integrated care board in Kent is reducing IVF provision, and is lowering the upper age limit for patients to be eligible for NHS-funded IVF...
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.
Genomic test may help some breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer may be able to safely avoid chemotherapy if a genomic test indicates they are at low risk of their cancer returning, according to findings presented at a major cancer conference...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
The future of fertility
Falling fertility rates are reshaping societies worldwide. The challenge is no longer simply encouraging people to have children, but creating conditions in which family life feels achievable...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Whose voices count in NICE's 2026 Fertility Guideline?
Dr Rebecca Muir argues that NICE's process has been tokenistic and has favoured those with resources, narrow forms of expertise and politically convenient concerns...
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.
UK approves topical gene therapy for 'butterfly children'
A novel topical gene therapy for the treatment of a rare genetic skin disorder has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...