When research participation pays, some people lie
Even small sums make a differenceBig Stock Photo Offering compensation can be an important tactic to attract potential participants for enrolment in research studies, but...
Back to the source: the Hippocratic Oath re-examined
For the fundaments, it’s still relevant Big Stock Photo Over the centuries the Hippocratic Oath has expressed the ideals of the medical profession, although nowadays...
Parents request sperm retrieval from West Point cadet
It often takes a newsworthy tragedy to make us think deeply about difficult ethical issues. One example is our lead story this week. The parents...
Parents request sperm retrieval from brain-damaged West Point cadet
They plead for family line not to be extinguished A court has allowed doctors to retrieve sperm from the body of a brain-damaged West Point...
Are patients with personality disorders who request euthanasia being treated properly?
Often they are not treated by psychiatrists Aurelia Brouwers On January 26, 2018 at 2:35pm 29-year-old Aurelia Brouwers drank a lethal medication and died. The...
The dangers of not being vaccinated are real
Boy in Oregon nearly died from tetanus – but his parents still won’t vaccinate him Here is a case study from STAT about the danger...
Kiss-and-make-up proposed for philosophy and science
Philosophers can clarify many subtle scientific concepts Many philosophers and scientists do not believe that their fields overlap or complement each other, despite a long...
Little progress in ensuring the safety of IVF freezing tanks, one year after two catastrophic failures
No single government agency is responsible for checking In an extraordinary coincidence last year, the freezing tanks at two major American IVF centres malfunctioned, destroying...
Direct to consumer brain stimulation is booming, but ethical concerns remain
Transcranial brain stimulation may have serious side-effects, ethicists say. DIY bioscience has been gaining significant traction in recent years. One of the latest developments is...
Is it ever ethical to withdraw treatment from patients with a persistent disorder of consciousness?
An Oxford law professor says NoThere has been significant debate in recent years about the ethics of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from patients with prolonged disorders...
Could a booster shot of truth help scientists fight the anti-vaccine crisis?
Embracing uncertainty and doubt is a better strategy for fighting science denial in the long run.The recent outbreak of measles cases in Clark County, Washington...
Womb transplants. Euthanasia
Colombia is a country that flies under the radar as far as euthanasia goes. But it has one of the most progressive legal frameworks for...