Wrong patient gets kidney at USC
Kidney transplant program shut down USC University Hospital shut down its kidney transplant program last month after a kidney was transplanted accidentally into the wrong patient....
Nasal stem cells may prevent childhood deafness
Scientists “encouraged by initial findings” There are so many stories about adult stem cells that we couldn’t possibly cover them all - and this one is...
Genetic tests inadvertently expose cases of incest
Gene tests raise social, legal issues New genetic tests that map out a person’s entire genetic code can help explain the causes of a child’s...
UK hospital investigates sex selection claim
Claims that fertility doctor offered a woman assistance in selecting her child’s sexA Liverpool hospital is investigating claims that one of its fertility doctors offered...
61-year-old woman gives birth to own grandchild
Freak surrogacy stories now old hat in the US In a story that has received an interestingly small amount of coverage, a 61-year-old gave birth to...
India moves toward regulating assisted reproduction and surrogacy
Bill sent to law ministry for approval India’s booming and highly publicised surrogacy industry may soon be affected by significant regulatory developments. The Ministry of Health...
Hawaii legislature rejects assisted suicide
Bill for physician-assisted suicide quashedA Hawaii legislative panel Monday unanimously voted down a bill that would have legalised physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, quashing...
Death row prisoners sue FDA for allowing importation of unapproved execution drug
Six death row prisoners sue FDAThe US Food and Drug Administration is being sued by six death row prisoners to try to stop it from...
Wife’s guardian status revoked
Ruling finds Minnesota woman sincere but “deceiving” as to husband’s wishesIn an interesting twist on the issue of end-of-life wishes, a Minnesota judge has stripped...
Disciplinary panel strips disgraced pathologist of licence
Smith pleads no contestA Toronto disciplinary panel has stripped pathologist Dr Charles Smith of his medical licence, ordering him also to appear in person for...
Philippines health chief: I won’t lift ban on organ donation
Health secretary will review, not repeal or lift banFears of a kidney transplant market for rich foreigners in the Philippines have been doused -- at...
WikiLeaks shows US chasing foreign leaders’ DNA
WikiLeaks publishes tens of thousands of diplomatic cables As improbable as it sounds, there is a bioethics angle to the WikiLeaks saga. The website has...