{"id":386609,"date":"2026-10-10T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-happens-when-you-dont-know-your-family-medical-history-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:00:13","slug":"what-happens-when-you-dont-know-your-family-medical-history-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-happens-when-you-dont-know-your-family-medical-history-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you don&#8217;t know your family medical history? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/x27XXYK2ZuQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What happens when you don't know your family medical history? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x27XXYK2ZuQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Do you know your family medical history? For hundreds of thousands of care-experienced people, the answer isn\u2019t always straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Missing medical and childhood information can affect access to healthcare, from identifying inherited conditions to getting an autism assessment.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the consequences can be life-threatening, with people unaware of genetic conditions that could put them at serious risk.<\/p>\n<p>BBC journalist Sophia Watkins travelled across the UK to meet adopted and care-experienced people, hearing how gaps in their records have affected their lives and what they\u2019ve done to find answers.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Adoption #CareLeaver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know your family medical history? For hundreds of thousands of care-experienced people, the answer isn\u2019t always straightforward. Missing medical and childhood information can affect access to healthcare, from identifying inherited conditions to getting an autism assessment. 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