Angels of mercy
It appears that Canada has experienced a visitation from an “angel of mercy”, a media euphemism for a medical serial killer. Arrested this week, Elizabeth...
New head of World Medical Association still fighting corruption charges
Dr Ketan Desai steadfastly denies all allegationsDr Ketan Desai This is just a wee bit embarrassing. The new president of the World Medical Association,...
WHO to create universal right to a child
New guidelines redefine infertility The World Health Organisation may redefine infertility so that everyone who wants a child but cannot will be considered infertile –...
Steep increase in Swiss assisted suicide
But the practice is still controversial The latest government statistics for assisted suicides in Switzerland reveal a 26% increase over the previous year. Most of...
Fighting over Brittany’s legacy
Husband and mother at loggerheads over her story in the media. Brittany Maynard's mother, Deborah Ziegler, and her husband, Dan Diaz, at a memorial service...
A woman on borrowed time opposes California’s assisted suicide
Stephanie Packer found that a lethal barbiturate was less expensive than the drugs she needed Stephanie Packer is a 33-year-old Californian woman with a terminal...
Power to the patient: new UK consent regulations
The Royal College of Surgeons has tightened its guidelines on informed consent procedures. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned its members of a...
Nurse charged with eight counts of murder
A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse has been charged with the murder of 8 elderly nursing home residents. A 49 year-old Canadian former nurse...
Lying is a slippery slope, says new study in Nature Neuroscience
Telling small lies may encourage us to tell bigger lies in future. Telling small lies desensitises our brains to the associated negative emotions and may...