UK health service failing its elderly, says ombudsman
A harrowing report on care for the elderly has accused the UK hospital system of lacking care and compassion and failing to meet even the...
UK woman could be forcibly sterilised
A secret UK court is studying whether it should authorise the compulsory sterilisation of a 21-year-old woman. A secret UK court is studying whether it...
DNA profiles to be deleted from UK police records
Hundreds of thousands of DNA profiles kept by police in the UK are to be deleted after a ruling by the European Court of Human...
Inside story of failed surrogacy agreement in UK
Following up on a BioEdge story from two weeks ago, a surrogate mother who kept her baby after a six-months-long court case has revealed why...
Legality of assisted suicide still murky in Montana
A 2009 ruling that didn't prevent doctors who assist patients to commit suicide from being criminally charged may leave the state of Montana in limbo...
Nasal stem cells may prevent childhood deafness
Scientists “encouraged by initial findings” There are so many stories about adult stem cells that we couldn’t possibly cover them all - and this one is...
Genetic tests inadvertently expose cases of incest
Gene tests raise social, legal issues New genetic tests that map out a person’s entire genetic code can help explain the causes of a child’s...
UK hospital investigates sex selection claim
Claims that fertility doctor offered a woman assistance in selecting her child’s sexA Liverpool hospital is investigating claims that one of its fertility doctors offered...
61-year-old woman gives birth to own grandchild
Freak surrogacy stories now old hat in the US In a story that has received an interestingly small amount of coverage, a 61-year-old gave birth to...
India moves toward regulating assisted reproduction and surrogacy
Bill sent to law ministry for approval India’s booming and highly publicised surrogacy industry may soon be affected by significant regulatory developments. The Ministry of Health...