Heroism in the coronavirus epidemic
The Chinese government has taken a battering for how it handled the coronavirus epidemic. The early stages of its response were marked by denial, obfuscation...
Heroic Chinese health workers battle equipment shortages
Staff are overworked Security guards checking temperatures Guangzhou / EPA-EFE Last week BioEdge reviewed some of the ethical issues in the Coronovirus pandemic. At the...
Is the NEJM pushing organ donation after euthanasia?
We need a debate, suggests a recent article The latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an engaging appeal to consider the...
January’s bioethics hotspot: South Dakota
Legislators hope to ban gender reassignment procedures South Dakota's most famous monument The South Dakota House of Representatives has become a bioethical hot spot in...
How is the law going to deal with child sex robots?
A tricky question for libertarians The sex technology industry was estimated to be worth US$30 billion in 2018. Sex robots, human-looking devices created for sexual...
Drawing a line for a psychiatrist’s extracurricular interests
How can you tell if a psychiatrist is crazy? What’s the ethical response to allegations that a psychiatrist is crazy? How do you define “crazy”?...
Doctors call for liberalisation of Victoria’s controversial euthanasia law
Only about a dozen people have died in the Australian state of Victoria under its new euthanasia law, but supporters of assisted dying are already...
Top games of mind
Casino games have become very popular among Americans, as millions of Americans have a casino card in their wallet. The internet offers millions of players...
Coping with coronavirus
There is a lot that scientists still do not know about the coronavirus. What is the incubation period? Are people contagious before they become symptomatic?...
China slammed for lack of transparency on coronavirus
Chinese authorities stand accused of a coronavirus cover-up. The world has watched in horror in recent days as the coronavirus rapidly spreads throughout China. The...
Dramatic euthanasia trial ends in acquittal for all three Belgian doctors
Courtroom erupts with applause Three Belgian doctors charged with unlawful euthanasia in a landmark trial were acquitted in the wee hours of Friday morning. When...
Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan to take on Trump in primaries
A new type of Republican politicianZoltan Istvan, America’s most famous transhumanist, is running for President again in 2020 – this time as a Republican against...