Korea’s obsession with cosmetic surgery
The internet is fanning the flame of a cosmetic surgery obsession in South Korea, experts say. The internet is fanning the flame of a cosmetic...
Research misconduct “widespread” in Chinese science: comment
Research misconduct is “serious and widespread” among Chinese scientists, according to an editorial published in the China Daily. Research misconduct is “serious and widespread” among...
Assisted-suicide booms in Switzerland
The number of patients in Switzerland who killed themselves with the help of assisted-suicide organisations rose significantly in 2011, new figures show. The number of...
Doctors “fire” patients for refusing vaccines
More and more American paediatricians are “firing” parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. More and more American paediatricians are “firing” parents who refuse to...
DSM-5 criticised for over-medicalising “normal behaviour”
Hundreds of thousands of people could be diagnosed as “mentally ill” because they display behaviours now considered normal, in a revised edition of the psychiatrists’...
British woman who had sex change has given birth
The distinction between sex and gender has become even more complex, with Britain’s first transgendered “male mother” believed to have given birth. The distinction between...
Doctors not always honest with patients: survey
About 10% of doctors in a recent survey in Health Affairs admitted that they sometimes lie to their patients. About 10% of doctors in a...
The danger of being a doctor in a war zone
Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, secretary-general of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, was shot and killed two weeks ago on a highway near Damascus. Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro,...
Georgia Supreme Court strikes quashes assisted-suicide law
The Georgia Supreme Court has struck down a central provision of a state law that criminalised some assisted suicides because it breaches free speech rights....
Lesbian couple “betrayed” by gay father who wants to see his son
A lesbian couple in the UK say they feel “bitter and betrayed” because their gay sperm donor is demanding weekend and holiday contact with his...
Organ donation overhaul contentious
A New South Wales government proposal to prevent families from overturning their deceased relatives’ wishes on organ donation has garnered mixed reactions. A New South...
The grubby reality of Indian surrogacy
From the outside, it’s a two-room apartment. However, within its walls, it’s a barn for 15 surrogate mothers, all at various stages of pregnancy. From...