Bioethics and the Olympics
The Olympics have begun. Sports are supposed to bring out the best of human character – generosity, self-sacrifice, teamwork, courage and so on -- but...
Should Olympic athletes be allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs?
The London Olympics have arrived and with them come familiar controversies over drug cheats. IOC President Jacques Rogge said yesterday that tests had identified more...
German doctor falsified documents in “transplant corruption” scandal
Shortly after a new law encouraging organ donation came into effect, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newpaper in Munich revealed that one of the country’s leading surgeons...
Two California neurosurgeons banned over controversial brain treatment
Two leading California neurosurgeons have been banned from further research after they experimented on dying brain cancer patients without authorisation . Two leading California neurosurgeons...
Abolish the prescription drug system, says bioethicist
What does thorough-going libertarian medicine look like? Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Jessica Flanigan, of the University of Richmond, Virginia, opens a window...
Serbia becomes centre for sex-change surgery
Surprisingly, Serbia has become an international hub for sex-change surgery. There are now four specialist clinics catering for an international market, according to a feature...
Debate over circumcision in Germany continues
A group of Orthodox rabbis has warned that a German court ruling banning infant male circumcision could spread throughout Europe. Some hospitals in Austria and...