The Lancet under fire
Hi there, After more than 2,000 deaths, most of them civilians, I ought to write something about the war in Gaza. But it is excruciatingly...
Swiss suicide tourism doubles in four years
The numbers of ‘suicide tourists’ going to Switzerland to take their own lives has doubled in four years, reports a study published online in the...
Divergent approaches to treating Ebola
How to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa seems to be splitting bioethicists. How to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa...
War in Gaza prompts war in The Lancet
The war between Hamas in Gaza and Israel has been treated very gingerly by most of the major medical journals. Except The Lancet. The war...
Should we compensate organ donors?
A number of healthcare commentators are calling for ‘compensation’ for donors. There are currently over 123,000 people in the US on the organ donation waiting...
What students think about conscientious objection
An revealing new study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics examines the attitudes of medical students towards conscientious objection. An revealing new study in the...
Putting patient care first
A British cosmetic surgeon has been struck off the register for putting commercial interests before patient care. A British cosmetic surgeon has been struck off for...