Unpublished trial results are “ethical failure”
Nearly 300,000 people who participated in clinical trials have been exposed to harm without any personal or social benefit, according to research published in the...
Big Brother comes to Victoria
Hi there Last week we reported concerns about doctors and social media. There is a steady stream of stories about doctors losing professional detachment by...
The physician as wish doctor
Since the Hippocratic oath the role ascribed to a doctor has been that of healer. However, new developments in medicine are adding an additional role...
The battle for the future
While some maintain that artificial intelligence is just as much an oxymoron as Army Intelligence, others regard it as a grave threat to the future...
Should we be able to inherit organs?
A little-known debate in bioethics circles centres on whether we should be able to inherit organs. A little-known debate in bioethics circles centres on whether...
Leading academics endorse euthanasia for the ‘weary in spirit’
Several academics are arguing for euthanasia for those 'weary of life'. Several academics are arguing for euthanasia for those 'weary of life'. Recent articles in...
How much does irrationality limit autonomy?
Like human dignity, autonomy is a word more honoured than analysed, even though it is the cornerstone of most contemporary bioethics approaches. Like human dignity,...
Simultaneous surrogates: India’s new trend
The Indian surrogacy industry keeps tweaking its product line to keep up with the market. The latest trend to emerge in the media is twiblings...
Gene silencing technique offers hope for cure for Down syndrome
Is it possible to “cure” Down syndrome? Jeanne Lawrence, of the University Massachusetts Medical School, believes that it could happen some day. Is it possible...
Retiring head of UK fertility watchdog warns of IVF pain
The retiring head of the UK's fertility watchdog has painted a bleak picture of the world of IVF in a column in the BBC The...
Paying kidney donors pays off, say Canadian doctors
If living kidney donors were paid $10,000, transplants would increase by at least 5%, according to a study in the Clinical Journal of the American...
Dobbed in: a Victorian doctor censured over Facebook post
Dobbed in: a Victorian doctor pinged for his views on abortionDoctors: beware of Facebook. A doctor in the Australian state of Victoria, where abortion referrals...