German doctors vote against commercial suicide
Hi there, Earlier this month the German Medical Association apologized for human rights violations by Nazi doctors and asked for forgiveness from victims and their...
Why wait for death to remove kidneys from brain-damaged patients?
In the latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics, Paul E. Morrissey, of Brown University, in Rhode Island, suggests that both kidneys could be...
Oh no! Not again! Not another Korean stem cell fraud!
Korean scientists will need more than a stiff drink to recover their joie de vivre after another stem cell researcher at Seoul National University has...
Crippled rats walk again with help of electrical stimulation therapy
Swiss scientists believe that a combination of electrical impulses and drugs could help some spinal trauma victims walk again. Crippling spinal cord injury has been...
Spanish doctor ordered to pay child support after failed abortion
A Spanish doctor has been ordered to pay child support after a failed abortion. A Spanish doctor has been ordered to pay child support after...
Organ trading, donation make headlines
A worldwide illegal trade in kidneys is sharply expanding, according to the World Health Organisation. A worldwide illegal trade in kidneys is sharply expanding, according...
UK doctors could face bans for refusing to give contraceptives to unmarried women
Doctors in the UK could be banned for refusing to give unmarried women contraceptives or carry out sex change operations under new guidelines. Doctors in...