Sweden debates fitness to be a doctor
Should a convicted murderer be admitted to medical school?Should a criminal record bar someone from becoming a doctor? Swedes are debating this after learning that...
Courts overrule parents in fight to keep baby alive
Infant had severe brain damage and respiratory failureA fight in the courts over whether to keep treating a seriously ill baby boy has ended with...
Protect suicide tourists, says senior government figure in UK
Patricia Hewitt call for protection for suicide tourists Senior Labour MP and former UK Health Minister Patricia Hewitt has backed legislation to protect suicide tourists...
Euthanasia: the battle of the press releases
Few UK doctors hasten deathSame statistics, same report, two different headlines: "Third of GPs back euthanasia" and "Majority of UK Doctors Opposed to Euthanasia". While...
Scientists researching blood supplies from abortions, claims newspaper
Necessary to maintain supplies, says National Health ServiceUK researchers are trying to produce unlimited blood supplies derived from stem cells from aborted foetuses and left-over...
Medical journal fights to defend reputation
JAMA attacks whistleblowerDetachment and objectivity are the hallmarks of the model scientist. Alas! how difficult they are to achieve -- as a spat involving one...
“The Enlightenment Returns”, says leading journal
Overjoyed with ObamaOn March 9 US President Barack Obama offered an olive branch to scientists promising an end to political interference. His administration would listen...