If this is fatherhood, well, I’m a Dutchman
The 18th Century adventurer Giacomo Casanova measured his virility by the number of women he had seduced. After the reproductive revolution, his epigones benchmark theirs...
HMS Bioethics Journal launched
Harvard Medical School gets into the gameHarvard Medical School has published the inaugural issue of a bioethics journal, called – wait for it! --- Bioethics...
Study fails to discount link between fertility treatment and cardiovascular disease
If more and more older women are seeking fertility treatment, this could be a big dealThe authors of the first meta-study of links between fertility...
Revisiting “Father’s” Day
“Fatherhood” is what the guys in the business of policing the language call an “essentially contested concept” – no matter how much palaver you invest...
Are ‘brain dead’ patients really dead?
A provocative new journal article challenges conventional accounts of human death. A new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics challenges conventional accounts of human...
“Vulnerable populations”: a necessary concept in research ethics?
How important is the label “vulnerable populations” in research ethics? How important is the label “vulnerable populations” in research ethics? “Vulnerable populations” are groups of...
The ethical imperative for AI researchers
How can we stop AI robots from becoming killing machines? How can we stop AI robots from becoming killing machines? Ethicists are offering various answers....
Another anti-vaxxer barred from entering Australia
A prominent anti-vaccination campaigner has been barred from entering Australia. A prominent American anti-vaccination campaigner has been barred from entering Australia, after immigration minister Peter...
How much have we done for ‘the world’s largest humanitarian crisis’?
Hundreds of thousands are sick with cholera in the middle of a civil warHere’s what the United Nations has to say about Yemen, which is...
Tandem IVF: anything to guarantee a baby
Some IVF clinics are offering a radical technique for older women IVF clinics are always looking for a competitive advantage. “Tandem IVF” seems to be...
IVF competition forces prices down in Australia
Australian IVF companies are experiencing slow growth despite having lowered prices. Australian IVF companies are experiencing slow growth despite having lowered the price of basic...
Anti-vaxxer resistance movement hits headlines in Australia
At least three Victorian doctors are under investigation for granting unwarranted vaccination exemptions. Anti-vaxxing was in the headlines in Australia this week, with revelations that...