The bioethics of Googling
When is it ethically acceptable to Google your patient? Is it ethical to Google your patients? A recent article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines this question,...
Dolce & Gabbana spark internet frenzy over IVF
Gay icons war over "synthetic children".Dolce & Gabbana's latest show celebrates maternity The marquee bioethics story of the week comes from the catwalks of Milan....
March 21 is Down Syndrome Day
Hi there, Today, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. Down Syndrome, also called Trisomy-21, occurs when people have a third copy of their 21st...
23andMe branches into pharma
It will set up its own pharmaceutical wing to identify new drug targets for both common and rare diseases.US-based genetic testing company 23andMe intends to use...
IVF law to be debated in Poland
Poland's parliament will shortly debate draft legislation to regulate IVF -- a procedure that is de facto legal in the country. Poland’s parliament will shortly...
50 or 60 Belgian patients euthanased annually for psychiatric reasons
Dr Wim Distelmans explains their misery. At least 50 patients are euthanased each year for purely psychiatric reasons, says the leading figure in Belgian euthanasia,...
Euthanasia on the rise in Flanders region
Almost one in 20 people in northern Belgium died using euthanasia in 2013. Almost one in 20 people in northern Belgium died using euthanasia in...
Gray Lady gives two cheers for euthanasia
NYTimes highlights anger of Diana Rehm. The New York Times is edging to a cautious endorsement of euthanasia and assisted suicide. In an editorial this...
Fake Australian doctor runs IVF clinic for more than 10 years
Australian health authorities are investigating an Italian man who practiced as a gynaecologist and IVF expert in Melbourne for more than a decade. A dispatch...