Mortal remains
One of the star exhibits in the Royal College of Surgeons' Hunterian Museum of anatomy in London is the skeleton of Charles Byrne, an 18th Century...
Three-parent babies green-lighted in the UK
Newcastle University to begin treating couples A genetically engineered baby could be born in the UK before Christmas. The UK government has given a licence...
New Zealand river declared a legal person
Dispute with Maori settled after 140 years In the latest wrinkle in debates over personhood, a Māori iwi (tribe) in New Zealand has succeeded in...
US workers could be forced to disclose genetic information to employers
No discounts on health insurance unless they surrender their right to genetic privacy A 2008 US law, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) guaranteed Americans the...
When stem cell treatments go wrong, they really go wrong
A stem cell 'trial' in Florida blinds three elderly women Three elderly women in Florida have been blinded by an unproven treatment, as a reminder...
Costa Rica’s resistance to legal IVF crumbles
First child born in local clinicRonald Reyes/The Tico Times A girl named Maria José has become the first IVF baby to be born...
New bill may give employers a mandate solicit genetic information
A new bill may allow US companies to ‘fine’ employees for failing to provide genetic information. A controversial new bill to debated by US Congress...
Almost 450 Quebec patients were euthanised last year
Requests for euthanasia doubled in Quebec in the second half of 2016. New data released on assisted dying in Quebec indicates that requests for euthanasia...
Anti-vaxxing: childcare and healthcare sanctions in Australia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants unvaccinated children banned from day care. The vaccination debate has intensified in Australia, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urging lawmakers...
Over 800 medical personnel killed in Syrian war
A new report published in The Lancet presents a grim picture of humanitarian abuses in Syria. A new report published in The Lancet presents a...