More reports of medical ethics violations at Guantanamo Bay
More allegations of ill-treatment of Guantanamo Bay prisoners by medics have been met with more denials by the US Government. Lawyers for detainees on a...
Stem cells may cause cancers
The unfolding science of stem cells has surprises for both layman and scientist. Anyone tracking its development is familiar with stem cells in the liver,...
New test for defects in unborn children
Hong Kong scientists report that they may have discovered an easier way to test for foetal birth defects. In an article in the Proceedings of...
Animal rights activists threat to Oxford
Nearly 30 builders and decorators in the UK have received threatening letters from the Animal Liberation Front because they are working for Oxford University and...
Genetic testing in US
Frustrated with the success of so-called "conservative" bioethicists in influencing public policy in the US, several "progressive" bioethicists have aligned themselves to the Democratic Party...
Dignitas goes international
The UK's House of Lords is debating Lord Joffe's private member's bill authorising voluntary euthanasia. After the debate is over, Lord Joffe, a former chairman...
Who will deliver our grandchildren?
Cerebral palsy litigation is crippling the profession of obstetrics, argue four doctors in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Although it has never been...
British high fliers too busy to conceive
A survey of fertility specialists by the London Telegraph has found that more and more women are seeking inappropriate IVF treatment because they are just...
Adult stem cell research progress
A number of promising developments in adult stem cell research have been reported over the past couple of weeks. They include: Mesenchymal stem cells from...
Chinese doctor thumbs nose at Western sceptics
The reputation of a Beijing doctor who uses cells from aborted foetuses to treat patients with spinal cord injuries and ALS is growing -- enough...
Italy supports feeding coma patients
Terri Schiavo would not have died in Italy, at least after a recent decision by its National Bioethics Committee. The committee decided that artificial nutrition...
Euthanasia back on boil in UK
Dutch doctors have found that few patients who ask for euthanasia are making a rational request for a good death. Writing in the Journal of...