Proofs submitted! Margot, Rob and I are delighted to announce that the 7th edition of Medicine, Patients and the Law will be out this May.📕😊Details here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526157171/#

PET Deputy Director Sandy Starr asks a great question...
How is AI transforming medicine? - A Question of Science with Brian Cox.
Find out Sandy's question and listen to the panel's responses: youtube.com/watch?v=pVDCjM…
#PETconf26 #fertility #gemonics #AI #ivf #ethics #DNA #medicine

Stag strutting his stuff during the rut

CALLING @UCL_ODResearch STUDENTS
Want to learn how to write science articles?
The BioNews writing scheme will teach you, and also help you improve how you communicate your research.
Induction Fri 9 Oct 2026
Deadline 5pm on Thurs 24 Sept
More info here
ucl.ac.uk/human-resource…

The professor taking on Big Porn’s extreme content thetimes.com/uk/social-medi…

🧵In July 2024 I broke news that the BMA was planning to vote on a motion to "disavow" the Cass Review & work with others to oppose implementation of its recommendations. Nearly two years' later, the union has officially dropped its opposition, after conducting its own review.

I am giving a "Crash Course in Embryo Development" for the public (no science background needed! pitched around GCSE-level) in London on 21st May crick.ac.uk/whats-on/crick… We'll dip into development, with a splash of embryo models, and a pinch of ethics. And it's free (but book)!👍

A white paper on Stem Cell Based Embryo Models #SCBEM #Innovation #Ethics #Policy, from the community to highlight the potential of this new area of research and its impact in #ReproBiology shorturl.at/dAWL2

39 Essex Chambers March 2026 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/39-essex-chamb…

At our session this week, Minister @SKinnock told us that currently, only 24% of the country has coverage for an out-of-hours palliative and end-of-life care helpline, and nationwide implementation is expected to take place in 2027 ⬇️

"I was not an expert in mental health issues, but I was extremely familiar with human rights law including the right to liberty."
(Lord Jonathan Sumption, a judge on Cheshire West, discussing "expertise" on the SC panel, then + now)

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/12/10/jon… via @OpenJusticeCoP

This is a very exciting development! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Senior managers arrested for gross negligence manslaughter bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

COMMENT: Professor Emma Cave writes about the regulation of human SCBEM and how there are good reasons to distinguish them from embryos. Read the article in BioNews: progress.org.uk/human-stem-cel…

#SCBEMs #ELS #regulation #stemcells #embryo #humandevelopment @emmacave

Abortion on Trial: The Nicola Packer Story – @profEmmaCave from @DurhamLawSchool featured on @BBC’s File on 4 Investigates, exploring the legal and ethical tensions in #healthcare reporting.

Find out more: brnw.ch/21wSXsu

Excellent, clear and provocative discussion of the relationship between #Embryos and #EmbryoModels. Should they be regulated in the same manner? Is a replica a model? What teaches us more? #BioEthics
@profEmmaCave shorturl.at/ruiB4

EVENT REVIEW: Dr Güneş Taylor reviews a recent webinar which presented recommendations for oversight of SCBEMs to allow us to study the intricacies of human embryonic development: progress.org.uk/event-review-i…
#SCBEM #regulation #stemcells #embryomodels #embryoresearch #embryos @ISSCR

New in Journal of Law & the Biosciences: I argue for separate regulatory pathways for embryos and stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs).
Paper builds on the 2024 @Nuffbioethics WG I chaired.
#SCBEMs #bioethics #lifesciences
🔗 academic.oup.com/jlb/article-ab…

NEW FILM: ‘What Can the Fertility Sector Learn from the Infected Blood Scandal and Inquiry?’ documents the recent PET event, by the same name. Watch on our website: progress.org.uk/film-what-can-…

#fertility #infertility #ttc #infectedbloodscandal @BSMSMedSchool

👩‍⚕️ We're expanding a scheme where GPs and hospital specialists work more closely together to get patients treated sooner.

This means people getting the care they need faster and in the right place, as part of our Plan for Change.

Find out more ⬇️

Judgment has been handed down on the BMA's Judicial Review of the GMC regarding PAs and AAs. All three grounds of challenge have been dismissed:
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/202…