rachel-horton.bsky.social
Clinical genetics trainee/ affiliate member at the Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford. Interested in ethical issues related to genomic testing.
👤 Joined on 22 August 2024
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@rachel-horton.bsky.social🎬 Join us for a special screening of Burkitt - an award-winning documentary exploring cancer, medical discovery and lived experience. Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Éanna Mac Cana. 📅 10 November | 4–6pm 📍 Centre for Human Genetics All welcome! 🔗 cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/burkit...
Show Postwww.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our policy paper on the expansion of cancer susceptibility gene testing from specialist clinics to routine oncology or even the population. In short, the clinical value of testing outside specialist setting is not a given. DM me if you want access to the paper.
Show PostThis year's art competition is now open, and accepting entries until 29th January 2027 🌟 Theme: sharing genetic information in families Open to UK students in Years 7-9 Details here ➡️ cpm.ox.ac.uk/art-competit... Please spread the word! 🖌️🎨🧬👥
Show PostNewborn screening is incredibly important, but expanding it is not the only way to reduce the diagnostic odyssey in rare disease. Access to rapid diagnostic testing and research are also crucial... as we discuss in a new article in Nature Medicine rdcu.be/fwqpP
Show PostYou Can Know Too Much About Your Genes Genetic testing saves lives. It can also complicate them. By Elizabeth Bruenig @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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