Chimpanzee hepatitis C research in the firing line
Experiments on chimpanzees have often horrified animal rights advocates and worried the medical community. Experiments on chimpanzees have often horrified animal rights advocates and worried...
Alcoholics get second chance at liver transplants
Gravely ill alcoholics who need a liver transplant should not always have to prove they can stay sober for six months to get one, doctors...
Vatican stem cell conference: comment
A two-day international conference on stem cell research was held at the Vatican this week. A two-day international conference on stem cell research was held...
Personhood amendment in Mississippi fails
Voters in Mississippi have decided that a fertilised egg should not be granted the legal rights and privileges of a child or adult human. Voters...
Top British hospital “tricked” into giving Italian woman abortion
In a troubling offshoot of medical tourism, an Italian woman flew to Britain to terminate her 28-week-old pregnancy and then flew home to Rimini in...
61-year-old IVF mum admits age limit should be 50
When Susan Tollefsen, 61, became one of Britain’s oldest first-time mothers by using IVF at age 57, she was widely criticised. When Susan Tollefsen, 61,...
Patients in vegetative state are often misdiagnosed: study
Patients in a vegetative state have intervals of wakefulness, but seem to be unaware of themselves or their surroundings, a Lancet study has found. Patients...
Refugees face organ theft at Sinai
Bedouin smugglers who engage in people trafficking are allegedly stealing organs from indigent refugees seeking to enter Israel without enough cash, according to a startling...
One day, two surrogacy horror stories
Two surrogacy nightmares were reported in London’s Daily Mail on the same day last week, highlighting the fact that many risks are associated with the...
Dutch “Lord of the Data” forged dozens of studies: report
A leading Dutch social psychologist fabricated or manipulated information in dozens of research papers over almost a decade, an investigation has concluded. A leading Dutch...
Panel urges ethics study of testing anthrax vaccine on children
Informed consent and the possible threat of terrorist attack have clashed in a debate over whether an anthrax vaccine should be tested on children. Informed...
Israeli children who sue for being born
Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for allowing them to be born. Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for...