Philippines a “hot spot” for organ trafficking
Government could set up organ marketThe Philippines has become a "hot spot" for human organ trafficking, say Filipino kidney specialists. In some desperately poor communities,...
You can’t help it, German scientists reveal
Button pressing indicates that brain chooses, not consciousnessA team of German researchers claims to have hard evidence that there is no free will. In a...
Life expectancy declines for some Americans
"Unheard of", says researcherNo statistic symbolises the metronomic onwards-and-upwards tramp of progress than ever-increasing life expectancy. So it has come as a shock to Americans...
US Army funds stem cell research for wounded soldiers
A "dream team" of experts in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Even the Pentagon is taking an interest in stem cell research. A US$250 million...
Egyptian doctors accused of human rights abuse over gay crackdown
Unethical to collaborate with governmentEgyptian doctors have come under fire for collaborating with their government’s drive to jail homosexuals. A letter from 117 different human...
“Moral character” not relevant for Massachusetts doctors
Dispute between doctors and government board "Moral character" should not be a criterion for fitness to practice medicine in Massachusetts, says the head of the...
Commercialisation a greater threat than God
Embryo debate more than a matter of science versus religion Framing the UK’s debate over embryos in terms of religion versus science is a dangerous...
Now for something completely tasteless…
EU Parliament backs organ donor card Sometimes satire conveys important truths more effectively than academic waffle. Organ donation is sometimes portrayed as an antiseptic, purely...