Swiss to vote on embryo regulation in June
If the constitution is altered, it will be possible to perform PGD. Switzerland will hold a constitutional referendum on June 14 to decide whether to...
Leading stem cell surgeon accused of ‘scientific misconduct’
Italian celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini created artificial windpipes with cadaver-derived scaffolding and stem cells In happier days Italian celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who created...
Woman at centre of Indian euthanasia debate dies
Aruna Shanbaug A woman at the centre of a debate over euthanasia in India has died after 42 years in a minimally conscious state....
Canadian bioethicist questions value of Down syndrome detection
Questions about “a ‘corporate arms race’ to develop prenatal tests for Down syndrome Do we really need ever-more accurate tests to detect Down syndrome in...
Fear of death driving push for euthanasia, says medical ethicist
The fear of a miserable death in a hospital bed rather than at home is driving public support for mercy-killing law in the UK.The fear...
Filipino nurse jailed for double murder
A Filipino nurse in the UK has been found guilty of deliberately contaminating the intravenous fluids of patients. A Filipino nurse working in Britain has...
Stem cell clinics are the ‘Wild West’ of medicine, say critics
Regulators in the United States and Australia are examining the burgeoning field of stem cell therapies. Regulators in the United States and Australia are examining...
US women go into debt for IVF
IVF could be cause of financial distress for some couples. About 70% American women who resort to IVF to have a child go into debt....