28 Apr 2022 Better regulation and more evidence is needed for apps and remote technologies for mental health support Concerns over the effectiveness, safety and quality of technologies such as smartphone apps for people who need mental health support have been raised by the UK’s independent ethics body, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
04 Apr 2022 Mitochondrial donation to prevent the transmission of inherited mitochondrial disorders passes the Senate in Australia The Australian Senate have passed a Bill, known as ‘Maeve’s law’, that will make it legal for those at risk of passing on a severe mitochondrial disorder to their offspring to avoid this outcome by the use of assisted reproductive techniques known as ‘mitochondrial donation’.