Filipino nurse jailed for double murder
A Filipino nurse in the UK has been found guilty of deliberately contaminating the intravenous fluids of patients. A Filipino nurse working in Britain has...
Interview: Daniel P. Sulmasy on informed consent
In an exclusive BioEdge interview, presidential advisor and renown bioethicist Daniel P. Sulmasy discusses the principle of informed consent. Daniel P. Sulmasy is the Kilbride-Clinton...
What’s so philosophical about bioethics?
A leading bioethics journal has taken philosophical bioethics by the horns -- and published a collection of essays. The latest edition of the Cambridge Quarterly...
Brace yourself, humanity!
With rapid developments in artificial intelligence, academics and industry leaders are warning of an existential threat With rapid developments in artificial intelligence technology, academics and...
Hands off my DNA!
A New Orleans man has accused police of an invasion of privacy after they forcibly obtained his genetic information. A New Orleans man has accused...
A donor or a father?
A Virginia 'sperm donor' has been granted custody of his genetic child after deciding he wanted to be a father. A Virginia man has been...
Leading bioethicists back euthanasia for mentally ill
Why not legalise euthanasia for those suffering from an untreatable mental illness? Many believe in euthanasia for the terminally ill. But why not legalize it...
South African judge defends assisted suicide ruling
A South African judge has defended a ruling he made in favor of assisted suicide. A South African judge has defended a ruling he made...
Companies fight for market space inside your head
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of brain-technology patents in the US. There has been a dramatic rise in the number of...
Training more empathetic doctors
Patients often complain that new doctors lack empathy. What’s the solution? Patients often complain that freshly-minted doctors lack empathy. But what’s the solution? A recent...
Nita Farahany: Neuroscience and the law
Renown academic and presidential advisor Nita Farahany recently spoke with BioEdge about neuroscience and the law. The US Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical...
South African court authorises assisted suicide
On Thursday a South African court ruled that a 65-year-old man should be allowed to undergo assisted suicide. On Thursday a South African court ruled...