UK may cut welfare if you don’t diet
If you are a fat, unemployed Brit, a long Lent lies before you. If you are a fat, unemployed Brit, a long Lent lies before...
Poverty and health
Hi there, If there is a theme for the stories in this week's newsletter, it is that poverty is bad for your health. After the...
Israeli defence forces under fire for abuses during Gaza War
Independent investigators commissioned by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel have concluded last year’s war in Gaza involved “several serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian...
Searching for a new word for suicide
“Suicide” evokes nooses, bridges, bullets and 20-storey buildings, a depressing panorama for assisted-suicide activists. How about "dignicide"? A group of right-to-die activists is searching for...
Bioethicists push “3-parent embryos” in US
Some American bioethicists immediately took to the media to promote the technique. After “three-parent embryos” were legalised in Britain last week, some American bioethicists immediately...
How will conscientious objectors fare in Canada?
It's shaping up as a major issue among doctors in Canada after last week’s Supreme Court ruling which legalised it. Conscientious objection to “physician-assisted dying”...
Canada legalises assisted suicide
Assisted suicide in Canada has been described as “an idea whose time has come”. It’s a reality now after Friday’s unanimous Supreme Court decision. What...
UK surgeons call for regulation of cosmetic “cowboys”
The Royal College of Surgeons is sick and tired of horror stories and unqualified doctors. Sick and tired of horror stories of botched cosmetic surgery...
US public and scientists see world through different glasses
A Pew report finds significant differences in views on 13 science-related issues Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, the general...
Canada’s supreme court strikes down ban on assisted suicide
Prohibiting assisted suicide is unconstitutional and a violation of the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The Supreme Court of Canada In a landmark decision the...
3-parent IVF approved by British Parliament
Bill passes by a vote of 382 to 128. How did scientists win the PR battle? After years of debate, the British House of Commons...
Just one more sleep before the Super Bowl
Hi there, It was extremely distracting, but as we were toiling over BioEdge today, we also had to watch the final in the Asian Cup....