UK fertility watchdog to crack down on IVF clinics “scandal”
The UK’s fertility watchdog will tell IVF clinics to stop making exaggerated claims about success rates after complaints that some have been misleading patients and...
Dominican authorities warn stem cell treatments are illegal
In 2010, current Yankees starting pitcher Bartolo Colon suffered pain in his right shoulder as well as damage to his rotator cuff, ligaments and tendons....
South Florida ob-gyns reject overweight women
Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected patients because they are obese, sparking criticism from ethicists. Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected...
Testing for sports genes
Appealing to parents who want to make their children champions, two companies have begun selling tests to match children with the sports for which they...
Paralysed baseball star steps forward
After baseball star Rob Summers was hit by a speeding car in Oregon three years ago, he was told he would have to spend the...
San Francisco moves to ban circumcision
“Males need protection as females do,” said Lloyd Schofield, the main sponsor for a local ballot measure in San Francisco that – if passed by...
UK military staff to be granted IVF
Three cycles of IVF treatment will be guaranteed to military personnel whose fertility has been affected by injuries sustained in the service, the UK’s Defence...
The US$700 test that tells you how long you’ll live
A blood test that can tell you how fast you are ageing – and how long you will live – will become available commercially in...
Girls increasingly aborted in India: study
Indian families with one girl are increasingly aborting subsequent pregnancies when prenatal tests show another female will be born, according to a new study published...
Researchers question research ethics regulation system
Bioethics kills people. This, obviously, is not a conventional view of bioethics. It is supposed to protect and save people. However, an article in the...
“Somebody’s gotta do it”
Doctors who participate in torture and capital punishment are unlikely to be hailed as role models for their colleagues. Doctors who participate in torture and...
Dubai rejects demands to legalise euthanasia
Emirates 24/7 reports that a doctors’ group in the United Arab Emirates has called for “euthanasia”. Emirates 24/7 reports that a doctors’ group in the...