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Swipe Right for a Cure: The NHS App Wants You to Be a Lab Rat

Britain’s new plan to fix cancer, dementia and maybe Aunt Nora’s bunions; starts with a glitchy prescription app and a push notification at 3am. What could possibly go wrong?

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Chris Geiger
Jun 20, 2025
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Last night I found myself staring at my iPhone, which lately seems to judge me harder than my GP ever has. One minute I’m deleting embarrassing search history (don’t ask), the next I’m reading how this pocket glass rectangle will soon make me Britain’s most eligible lab rat, sorry, clinical research participant.

Yes, dear reader your humble NHS, in its i…

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