Brown researcher under fire for questioning transgender narrative
Journal and university distance themselves from controversial article Last week BioEdge reported that PLOS One had published the first serious study of a new condition...
Euthanasia in Belgium: updates on a social experiment
Belgium seems to be treating the victims of child abuse by domestic violence, neglect and sexual abuse by killing them Every two years the Belgium...
Remembering the Unabomber
The Norwegian bioethicist Ole Martin Moen has published an unusual but intriguing article in the journal Bioethics. He analyses the arguments in the half-mad manifesto...
Does ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ exist?
And is it dangerous? Another ethical fight is brewing on the transgender front. Lisa Littman, of the Brown University School of Public Health, has published...
Dementia’s Catch-22
Should we honour advanced directives which instruct carers to dispatch people with dementia? People who fear living with dementia face a Catch-22 situation. When they...
The Economist hosts a debate on ‘assisted dying’
The world’s leading news magazine is still campaigning for the ‘right to die’ The Economist, the world’s most respected news magazine, is a staunch supporter...
The dangers of selfies
It’s not an original thought, but with every amazing technological advance comes an unheard-of and very dangerous drawback. Smashing the atom gave us nuclear power...
Introducing Snapchat Dysmorphia
Selfies can be psychologically damaging for some people The selfie fad is leading to a new psychological disorder, Snapchat Dysmorphia, according to an article in JAMA...
Is the BMA introducing ‘backdoor euthanasia’?
Confidential draft guidelines are circulating after a recent ruling by the High Court The British Medical Association is studying whether doctors should be allowed to...
Will Britain’s new opt-out organ donation system work?
Families don't like it -- and their wishes countBritain will change to an opt-out organ donation system by 2020 under proposed new legislation. “We believe...
Why are there so few women doctors in Japan? Now we know
Tokyo Medical University systematically marked women down in entrance exams More deep bows of apology and expressions of profound regret in Japan – this time...
Animal euthanasia
Every year, about 1.5 million cases of euthanasia take place in the United States. Does this have a negative impact on healthcare workers? Sorry, about 1.5 million cases...