US doctors transplant pig heart into human
Surgeons in the United States have implanted the heart of a genetically modified pig into a human patient in a global first, the University of...
French doctors accused of ‘fertility fraud’
For the first time in France, doctors have been accused of “fertility fraud”. An association which links donor-conceived children with parents, PMAnonyme, notified authorities that...
Lancet study forecasts people living with dementia will triple by 2050
The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019...
Irish psychiatrists’ oppose ‘Dying with Dignity’ bill
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has warned that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E) is not compatible with good medical care and that its introduction in Ireland...