England's 2023 Rare Diseases Action Plan has been published, with aims to support and improve the care of rare diseases...
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board has proposed a single policy for access to NHS-funded fertility treatment for the area, that will see access for some residents reduced...
A California fertility clinic is being sued for allegedly transferring an embryo carrying a gene that causes deadly stomach cancer and then attempting to cover up its mistake...
Those with a genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer may be able to reduce their risk with daily aspirin use, according to a new study...
Despite failing to increase the amount of time between cardiac events, stem-cell injections into heart muscle may instead reduce heart attacks and strokes in some patients...
Ahead of the publication of the Law Commission's long-awaited final proposals for reform of the law relating to surrogacy in the UK, LSE Law School held a panel event to discuss the implications...
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UK fertility law needs modernising
by Julia Chain
Scientific development is starting to push against, or go beyond, the boundaries of what is permissible under UK fertility law. It is time to modernise the law, and the HFEA has launched a consultation to determine how best to do that...
When to Stop Storage: Improving Conversations About Unused Embryos
by Dr Valerie Shaikly
This PET event discussed what happens to unused IVF embryos after fertility treatment is completed, chaired by Sarah Norcross with speakers including Joanne Leitch, Anne Chien and Sharon Martin...
FILM: 30 Years of ICSI – An Injection of Hope for Male Infertility
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event marking 30 years since intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was first developed as an approach to treating male infertility...