Sperm donation is a roll of the genetic dice
After many failed attempts at conceiving a second child, using many medical treatments, a doctor told Sharine and Brian Kretchmar to find a sperm donor....
South Korea ramps up stem-cell research
South Korea's stem cell research is bouncing back after the disgrace caused by researcher Hwang Woo-suk, whose work with stem cells proved to be fraudulent....
Women strap on bellies to keep surrogacy secret
Many women in India who hire surrogates use fake tummies to keep the surrogacy a secret, the Times of India reports. Many women in India...
Facebook encourages organ donation
The organ donation community applauded Facebook's announcement this week that it will allow its 900 million members to share their donor status with friends and...
Euthanasia on the boil in New Zealand
Two cases of euthanasia in New Zealand have been used to push the legalisation agenda, with politicians agitating for legal change. Each has involved men...
New fertility microscope boosts rates of successful birth
A sophisticated new microscope allows fertility doctors to monitor fertilised eggs in utero for up to five days - and proponents claim it has boosted...
Brain dead American woman gives birth to twins
A pregnant woman from Detroit who was declared dead gave birth to twins this week after being kept alive for a month with a respirator....
Role of nurses in Third Reich “overlooked”
But what about the nurses who assisted Nazi doctors? The work of Nazi doctors is a well-documented lesson in medical ethics. There was even a...
Fertility drugs linked to cancer in children
Fertility drugs could more than double the risk of offspring developing childhood leukaemia, academics cautioned this week. Fertility drugs could more than double the risk...
Five Hawaii doctors offer assisted-suicide to terminally ill patients
A group of Hawaii doctors is offering to write prescriptions for terminally ill patients in order to test whether physician-assisted suicide is permitted under state...
Texas passes stem cell regulations
The Texas Medical Board approved controversial regulations last Friday which are claimed to guarantee safe clinical use of stem cells and other “investigational agents”. The...
Uzbekistan may be secretly sterilising women
Uzbekistan has a policy of secretly sterilising women, according to the BBC. Uzbekistan has a policy of secretly sterilising women, according to the BBC. According...