Young British rugby player chooses assisted suicide in Zurich
UK controversy could lead to test case British police are investigating how a young rugby player died with the help of Dignitas, the Swiss assisted...
Most organ donors not dead, says controversial article
“Not completely dead but dead enough” Many Australian organ donors are not really dead, claims a Sydney doctors in a controversial article. Writing in the...
Why not try ‘organ conscription’?
Oxford researcher’s proposal And if there is any doubt about whether dead donor rule is in dispute, a staff member of the Uehiro Centre for...
Researcher falsified adult stem cell data, says university
Different standards then, says scientist More murky data and allegations of falsified results from the stem cell world, this time from an alternative to embryonic...
Thai doctors threaten not to treat riot police
No one actually denied treatment The Thai Medical Council is investigating 50 doctors at Bangkok’s leading university hospital after they declared that they would not...
Some Oregon assisted-suicide patients have undiagnosed depression
Study in BMJ One in four terminally ill patients in Oregon who opt for physician-assisted suicide have clinical depression and the Death with Dignity Act...
Indian stem cell cures dangerous, say Australian scientists
Geeta Shroff’s treatment regarded as unproven and dangerous Australian scientists on both sides of the debate over stem cell ethics have expressed their alarm at...
Hopes fading for stem cell cure for Parkinson’s
A major miracle needed Parkinson’s disease has always been one of the main candidates for stem cell therapies. But a report in Sharon Begley’s Lab...
Humanise medicine, says Pope
Calls for "authentic therapeutic alliance" The Pope has waded into the debate over patient autonomy, calling for an "authentic therapeutic alliance". In an address to...