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Tagged With: NHS

Genetic testing – how much would you want to know?

By Emma Kelson AMSB, training officer at the Society of Biology Given the choice, would you want to know whether you are likely to suffer from a deadly disease in the future? For those who are curious, you can now get some insights by using the genetic testing kit ’23andme’, which has recently launched in … Continue reading »

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Our NHS data: is sharing caring?

By Michael Walsh, BBSRC Policy Fellow at the Society of Biology In the digital age, so many of us feel that it is our right to have access to as much information as possible. However, certain exceptions apply: information relating to ourselves shouldn’t be freely available, and huge storms gather whenever leaks of personal data … Continue reading »

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NHS Choices website becomes ‘neutral’ on homeopathy

by Rebecca Nesbit, Society of Biology * since I wrote this post, the NHS Choices website has been modified again with the introduction of a sentence stating that a Government report said  homeopathic remedies perform no better than placebos  The ongoing debate about whether homeopathy should be provided on the NHS has again stirred up … Continue reading »

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