Biohacking is becoming mainstream in Sweden
4000 Swedes have had ID chips inserted into their thumbs. The term “biohacking” was until recently associated with a fringe group of tech enthusiasts engaged...
“I object”: leading academic responds to criticisms of CO in health care
And so the debate continues. Earlier this month, BioEdge drew readers’ attention to the “Declaration in Support of Conscientious Objection in Health Care” published by...
Harvard calls for retraction of dozens of studies by stem cell researcher
Officials say 31 studies should be retracted. A world-renown cardiac researcher and former Harvard Medical School professor has been accused of fabricating or falsifying the...
Major American medical group drops opposition to euthanasia
The Academy of Family Physicians has adopted a position of "engaged neutrality". One of America’s largest medical associations has dropped its long standing opposition to...
Social prescribing and the bioethics of loneliness
UK GPs will be encouraged to refer patients to social activities. This week the British government unveiled an ambitious plan to combat the country’s “loneliness...
Should we be doing more to prepare for the next pandemic?
Many are concerned that we are not adequately prepared. This year marks 100 years since the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu, an influenza pandemic...
Academics continue to spar over conscientious objection
Some argue it's about conscience; others say it's about real issues. Conscientious objection has been a subject of vigorous debate in medical ethics in recent...
NHS terminates contracts over waste disposal scandal
Hundreds of tonnes of waste, including human body parts, had accumulated. The National Health Service has terminated several contracts with waste disposal provider Health Environmental...
Capital punishment abolished in Washington State
The State Supreme Court said that the death penalty was 'racially biased'Washington State’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that capital punishment is “unconstitutional” and “racially...
MSF ordered off Nauru
MSF has called for the immediate evacuation of asylum seekers from the islandThe international medical aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres has been abruptly ordered off...
Australian man convicted of counselling his wife to suicide
The man stood to gain A$1.4 million in life insurance. An Australian man has been found guilty of “counselling” his wife to commit suicide --...
Japan set to allow gene editing of human embryos
An expert panel released new guidelines late last month. Japan is set to allow the gene editing of human embryos, with an expert panel representing...