Survey of British doctors fails to change policy on assisted dying
Five years before the next review The cause of assisted dying in Britain hit a speed bump late last month. After surveying its members, the...
Is China still harvesting organs from prisoners?
If not, where do the organ donors come from? In many ways China’s response to the coronavirus epidemic has been impressive. According to Science, hospitals...
Australian physicians reject need for inquiry into transgender treatment
There’s not much evidence but there’s no need to know much more In Australia, as elsewhere in the developed world, doctors and parents are perplexed...
The limits of doctor-patient confidentiality tested in the UK
Should children be informed if a parent has Huntington’s Disease? A difficult case in the United Kingdom has opened up questions about the confidentiality of...
American women prisoners shackled during childbirth
Healthcare providers routinely report pregnant patients being shackled despite state prohibitions. Women continue to be shackled in pregnancy and childbirth in American prisons, according to...
Scientists lament Trump Administration’s ban on foetal tissue research
Others say that numerous non-controversial alternatives exist The outcome of this year’s American elections is of great interest to medical scientists who work with foetal...
Will loneliness become a major health problem as countries age?
It’s associated with early death, dementia, and heart disease Every general practitioner has lonely elderly patients whose check-ups double as social events. They have few...