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Infectious diseases make a comeback in Venezuela following healthcare crisis

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Communications Team diseases, Healthcare, infections, Infectious disease, malaria, monitoring, pathogen, pneumonia, venezuela min read

The experiences of a friend of a Sanger Institute researcher reveal how parasites and bacteria are now threatening the country’s population

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A new deal on data – articulating the contract between science and people

June 20, 2018October 4, 2018 Communications Team data protection, Featured, gdpr, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, medical records, NHS, personal data, personalised medicine, policy min read

Now is the time for scientists to strike a deal everyone that benefits society as well as research, argue Anna Middleton, Vivienne Parry and Julian Borra

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Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2016: Generation Genome highlights the potential for pathogen genomics in patient diagnosis and infection control

July 3, 2017November 9, 2018 Communications Team chief medical officer, cmo, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, infections, Infectious disease, Influencing Policy, NHS, policy, report min read

04.07.17 The UK Chief Medical Officer’s Report has highlighted the vital role genetics and genomics will play in UK NHS healthcare and medicine. Professor Sharon Peacock helped write the report’s chapter on Infectious disease.