Euthanased patients a new source of organ donations in Belgium
With a shortage of organ donors in Europe, Belgian doctors have a novel solution: patients with unbearable suffering donate their organs after voluntary euthanasia. With...
Feminist launches attack on the Pill
Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control, by English feminist writer Holly Grigg-Spall, is a passionate attack on hormonal contraceptives...
High number of C-sections may be due to monetary considerations
The rate of Caesarean sections in the US may be high because it is more profitable for doctors A new health-care study has suggested that...
More breakthroughs in Belgium
Hi there, Belgian surgeons have quietly announced that they have a new source for lung transplants – euthanased patients. Of course Belgium is a small...
False memories lead to good health
Would it be ethical to deliberately implant false memories if the outcome was better health? Elizabeth Loftus Manipulating memories has been a popular theme in...
Hospital first in US to treat internet addiction
A US hospital has become the first of its kind to offer a treatment program dealing with internet addiction. A US hospital has become the...
US abortion clinics closing at an ‘incredibly dramatic’ rate
With the introduction of radical new abortion restrictions in the US, abortion clinics have been closing at a record rate. With the introduction of radical...
Is sport just about genetic luck?
Journalist Malcolm Gladwell asks whether sport is really a competition, or whether it is simply a matter of 'genetic luck'. In a controversial New Yorker...
Patient preferences for end-of-life care still ignored in US
Hospice care for Medicare patients with advanced cancer is increasing, but many do not receive it until their dying moments. A new report from the...