Does dentistry face an ethical dilemma?
Dentistry has its fair share of scandals, lawsuits, commercialisation, self-promotion and doctors who prescribe excessive treatments. Dentistry has its fair share of scandals, lawsuits, commercialisation,...
Auction of Kevorkian paintings and suicide machine a damp squib
Jack Kevorkian’s suicide machine was withdrawn from an auction last week after failing to reach the reserve price. Jack Kevorkian’s suicide machine was withdrawn from...
Swedish doctor acquitted in baby death case
A pediatrician charged for having hastened the death of a newborn baby at a hospital in Sweden in 2008 has been acquitted in a case...
Ukraine tops Europe in organ trafficking
The illegal organ trafficking trade is flourishing in Ukraine as the country’s medical infrastructure and legislation make vital transplant organs hard to come by. The...
British nurses could be jailed for mentioning assisted suicide
Nurses will be warned that they could go to prison if they talk to patients about assisted suicide. They will be told that they face...
Mentally challenged can be “walking targets”
A horrifying story from Philadelphia has brought to light the complexity of the issue of autonomy. Paroled murderer Linda Ann Weston dragged several mentally challenged...
Surrogacy thrives in China, despite illegality
While surrogacy is illegal in China, it is booming under lax oversight. While surrogacy is illegal in China, it is booming under lax oversight. The...
Daughter will receive transplant of her mother’s womb
Melinda Arnold, after many years of wanting to be a mother, is set to receive a transplant of her mother’s womb. Melinda Arnold, after many...
UK hospitals secretly use “do not resuscitate” orders
Hospitals in the UK have used “do not resuscitate” orders secretly to bring elderly patients to an early death, an investigation has found. Hospitals in...
Nevada doctor charged in alleged stem cell case
A Nevada paediatrician has been charged with conspiring to implant chronically ill patients with stem cells collected from human placentas. A Nevada paediatrician has been...
Defending the rights of surrogate mothers in India
Commercial surrogacy is booming in India. Commercial surrogacy is booming in India. It has, so far, gone unregulated – but an assisted-reproduction technologies (ART) bill...
Trial opens for 7 Kosovars in organ-trafficking case
The trial of seven Kosovars accused of participating in an international organ trafficking ring opened recently. The trial of seven Kosovars accused of participating in...