Italian nurse may have killed 38 nursing home patients
A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested in the northern city of Lugo. A 42-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested over one death in a...
Swedes succeed in first womb transplant
Doctors at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, have delivered the first baby to have been gestated in a transplanted womb. Doctors at the University...
Swedish feminists condemn surrogacy
Swedish feminists have issued a policy paper condemning commercial surrogacy and calling for a government ban. Swedish feminists have issued a policy paper condemning commercial...
What do we do when biohazards are human?
Bioethicists are debating the ethics of quarantine as governments around the world move to contain the spread of Ebola. Bioethicists are debating the ethics of...
US officials try to hose down Ebola fears
As the Ebola outbreak grows in scale – with cases now reported in Spain and the US – experts are becoming increasingly concerned about public...
Assisted suicide debate resurfaces in Australian parliament
Australian politicians are testing the anti-euthanasia legalisation in Australia. Australian politicians are testing the anti-assisted suicide legalisation of the country. Greens Senator Richard Di Natale...