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GENETIC MEDICINE
This article explores some of the ethical considerations associated with genetic testing, using a case that is working its way through the legal system of England and Wales – ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and others
Russell Gear
British and Irish Legal Information Institute. England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions: ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 336 (16 May 2017). https://bit.ly/2Rird3o
Lucassen A, Gilbar R. Alerting relatives about heritable risks: the limits of confidentiality. BMJ 2018;361:k1409.
Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Pathologists and British Society for Genetic Medicine. Consent and confidentiality in genomic medicine: Guidance on the use of genetic and genomic information in the clinic. 3rd edition. London: RCP, RCPath and BSGM; 2019
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
