The U.K.'s publicly funded health service has deleted a recent guidance that noted "benefits" of first-cousin marriages.

An excess of techno-optimism only encourages distrust, and Britain’s National Health Service has had a bumper dose recently.

The NHS has been urged to apologise for publishing guidance extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the increased risk of birth defects.

Tory MP Richard Holden said the NHS should ‘stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices’ ...

NHS England quietly removed controversial first cousin marriage guidance after political backlash, despite knowing about ...

The government must be careful when looking to use artificial intelligence-powered genomic health prediction (AIGHP), and should avoid deploying it nationally, according to a report. The report by the ...

A NHS report on first-cousin marriage renewed debate over cultural sensitivity versus health concerns before being removed ...

Britain's NHS downplayed the drawbacks of cousin marriage and endorsed its 'economic advantages.' This cannot become normal ...

The UK government has announced a £250m funding package towards a new plan to elevate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and genomic medicine. Announcing the funding – which is on top of the ...

Since that day, unfortunately, BNGO stock has fallen like a rock. Now, it’s time to pick up the pieces of my tattered, shattered reputation and re-assess Bionano in late April. Is this little biotech ...

This morning, The Topol Review was announced, detailing how we should prepare the NHS clinical workforce to deliver healthcare's digital future. Led by California-based cardiologist, geneticist, and ...

A world-first scientific study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare ...