CRISPR-mania in China
Dozens, if not hundreds, of Chinese research hubs are using the CRISPR technique on a range of animals. The new CRISPR as a technology only...
Pink Viagra sales tank
A few weeks ago "pink Viagra", more properly known as Addyi, got a green light from the FDA. The drug purports to treat “hypoactive sexual desire...
Medicos a ‘military target’ in Syria
95% of doctors have fled, been detained or killed in the besieged eastern city of Aleppo. The war in Syria has taken a massive toll...
The case for banning smoking
In an article published this week in the Journal of Medical Ethics, two ethicists make the liberal case for banning smoking. Liberalism has led to...
Some things never change
In spite of promises for reform, the Chinese government is still using the organs of harvested prisoners. Hopes for a reform in China’s organ donation...
Belgian prisoners denied euthanasia
They fail to meet minimum requirements Belgian serial rapist and murderer Frank Den Bleeken, who was serving a life sentence, sparked a controversy by asking...
Drug companies flunk transparency test
Only two-thirds of clinical trials for new drugs were disclosed in 2012, according to a new study in BMJ Open Only two-thirds of clinical trials...
A quiet revolution in organ transplant ethics
What will happen when transplants merely improve lives, not save them? Earlier this week New York University Langone Medical Center announced the successful completion of...
Filling out euthanasia death certificates in Quebec
Doctors are being told to lie about the cause of death Physician-assisted suicide begins in Quebec on December 10. One of the overlooked consequences of...
Sociologist opposes ban on Indian commercial surrogacy
It's too late to change the system. Dr Nayna Patel (centre) and her "house of surrogates", in Gujarat There is always a flip side...
Charlie Sheen’s reluctant bioethics script
Hollywood star blackmailed over HIV status The real lives of Hollywood stars often have just as much bioethical interest as their movies. This week Charlie...