South Florida ob-gyns reject overweight women
Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected patients because they are obese, sparking criticism from ethicists. Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected...
Testing for sports genes
Appealing to parents who want to make their children champions, two companies have begun selling tests to match children with the sports for which they...
Paralysed baseball star steps forward
After baseball star Rob Summers was hit by a speeding car in Oregon three years ago, he was told he would have to spend the...
San Francisco moves to ban circumcision
“Males need protection as females do,” said Lloyd Schofield, the main sponsor for a local ballot measure in San Francisco that – if passed by...
UK military staff to be granted IVF
Three cycles of IVF treatment will be guaranteed to military personnel whose fertility has been affected by injuries sustained in the service, the UK’s Defence...
The US$700 test that tells you how long you’ll live
A blood test that can tell you how fast you are ageing – and how long you will live – will become available commercially in...
Girls increasingly aborted in India: study
Indian families with one girl are increasingly aborting subsequent pregnancies when prenatal tests show another female will be born, according to a new study published...