Are sperm counts declining around the world?
The fall appears to be strong and continuing Several studies have reported a significant decline in sperm concentration and total sperm count among men from...
Hawaii legalises assisted suicide
Hawaii legalised assisted suicide this week. It becomes the seventh American jurisdiction to do so. Since 1997, the legislatures of Hawaii, Oregon, Washington state, California, Colorado,...
Hawaii legalises assisted suicide
Seventh US jurisdiction since Oregon legalised it in 1997 Hawaii has become the seventh American jurisdiction where assisted-suicide is legal. The “Our Care, Our Choice...
10% of Flemish cancer patients choose euthanasia
... and nearly 2% have it chosen for them. A survey of end-of-life decisions for cancer patients involving Flemish physicians has found that in 10.4%...
US woman discovers that her father was her mother’s fertility doctor
Genetic tests can reveal dark secrets The genetic testing company Ancestry.com has become a leading source for people to track their heritage. However, the company...
The ultimate First World problem: cosmetic surgery for my fish
Not just any fish, mind you: just the Asian arrowanaUnnecessary and expensive cosmetic surgery cops a hiding in BioEdge from time to time for departing...
Nuffield Council issues brief note on whole genome sequencing of babies
Care could improve, but there are many sticky ethical issues The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a briefing note on whole genome sequencing of...
Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age – new research
So maybe it’s time we changed our stereotype of the brutish, thuggish Neanderthals, and view them with the respect and awe they deserve.When we think...
Driverless ethics
The tragic death of a Florida woman struck by a driverless Uber has revived public interest in robot ethics. How do these cars make decisions...
A self-driving car killed a pedestrian. What now?
Is collateral damage inevitable on the road to a driverless world? A self-driving Uber vehicle has hit and killed a pedestrian in United States, raising...
The shadowy world of ‘euthanasia fundamentalism’
Is Stephen King looking for a new plot for a novel? How about the activities of a shadowy network dedicated to helping people commit suicide?...
One way to beat the ‘obesity apocalypse’
More bariatric surgery, lots more A leading doctor has called for a hundred-fold increase in government-funded bariatric surgery for teenagers as the only way to...