Rolling out vaccines
Sooner or later scientists will create a vaccine for Covid-19. But how will it be distributed? Securing agreement on this is going to be nearly...
How should the vaccine be distributed? Ezekiel Emanuel has a plan
There are competing plans When effective Covid-19 vaccines are developed, they will be scarce for a while. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders, and...
21st century body-snatching is alive and well
Not much respect for bodies in a Colorado funeral home Burke and Hare, Britain's most famous grave robbers A Colorado mother-daughter team have been indicted...
Warring parents in landmark gender dysphoria case in Australia
Judge clarifies law when parents disagree In a landmark case about gender dysphoria and gender transition, a Family Court judge in Sydney has ruled that...
Victory through exhaustion? Once again, Tasmania’s parliament will debate assisted suicide
The fourth bill in a decade Tasmanian rainforest This week the parliament of the Australian state of Tasmania will once again consider assisted dying. Sponsored...
Anorexia patient should not be force-fed, says UK judge
She is mentally competent and can choose her future A tragic case in the UK Court of Protection illustrates some of the ethical issues involved...
Belgium: the inescapable duties of paternity
A former king, Albert II, now has a new 51-year-old daughter Delphine Boël, out-of-wedlock daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, at a book-signing in 2008 This...
“Stop having these stupid parties,” says gender-reveal originator
A huge fire west of Los Angeles was sparked by a celebration Oooops! The beginning of the San Bernadino fire Last year American blogger Jenna...
Maltese doctors appeal for recognition of conscientious objection
They feel threatened by an anti-discrimination bill Valletta, Malta Malta may be small but political battles there are just as heated as everywhere else. The...