It was this theme, the importance of equity in digital health, that I spoke about at the Cambridge Wearable Innovation Forum ...

Advances in clinical genomics have been enabled by short-read sequencing (SRS) technologies, where the DNA is broken into pieces up to 300 base pairs long. While these technologies have many ...

The information held within our genes and how it can be used to improve individual health, continues to generate excitement amongst researchers, health professionals and policymakers. The potential to ...

In Artificial intelligence for genomic medicine we examine the intersection between AI and genomics, the drivers behind the recent rise of AI techniques for genomics and outline existing and emerging ...

Citizen generated data (CGD) is a collective term for the data generated by people outside health systems. It can provide insights into health and wellbeing which could contribute to prediction and ...

Genomic technologies have the potential to transform the management of infectious diseases. In Pathogen Genomics Into Practice we set out a roadmap to converting the power of this exciting new ...

Transcriptomics is the analysis of the transcriptome, the collection of all ribonucleic acid (RNA) that is present in a sample (a cell, tissue or organ) at a given time. RNA performs many functions ...

Any changes in healthcare practice, including the introduction of tests, often requires consideration of their value. Clinical utility is a broad term that is used to denote this usefulness or value ...

Opinions differ as to the value of genetic information in the form of polygenic scores and the usefulness of polygenic score analysis as part of routine healthcare – clinical utility. Views on ...

Continued improvements in computing power and techniques means that health services are beginning to experience the benefits that machine learning has to offer. From supporting healthcare ...

The European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 and it forms part of current UK law. A long and complex piece of legislation, the GDPR governs the processing of ...

A recent consultation by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) indicates a welcome new direction for public and patient involvement (PPI). The MHRA proposed new five-year ...