Death of a salesman reignites assisted dying debate in UK
Yet another UK national has travelled to Switzerland to receive assisted suicide. Euthanasia debate has again been reignited in the UK following the death of...
65-year-old German grandmother gives birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman with 13 children has given birth to quadruplets. 65-year-old German woman with 13 children has given birth to quadruplets, after receiving...
Expanding our coverage
Next year will mark the 15th year of the publication of BioEdge. We'd like to expand our coverage of the news and add more interviews...
Swiss to vote on embryo regulation in June
If the constitution is altered, it will be possible to perform PGD. Switzerland will hold a constitutional referendum on June 14 to decide whether to...
Leading stem cell surgeon accused of ‘scientific misconduct’
Italian celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini created artificial windpipes with cadaver-derived scaffolding and stem cells In happier days Italian celebrity surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who created...
Woman at centre of Indian euthanasia debate dies
Aruna Shanbaug A woman at the centre of a debate over euthanasia in India has died after 42 years in a minimally conscious state....
Canadian bioethicist questions value of Down syndrome detection
Questions about “a ‘corporate arms race’ to develop prenatal tests for Down syndrome Do we really need ever-more accurate tests to detect Down syndrome in...
Fear of death driving push for euthanasia, says medical ethicist
The fear of a miserable death in a hospital bed rather than at home is driving public support for mercy-killing law in the UK.The fear...
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...
Stem cell clinics are the ‘Wild West’ of medicine, say critics
Regulators in the United States and Australia are examining the burgeoning field of stem cell therapies. Regulators in the United States and Australia are examining...
US women go into debt for IVF
IVF could be cause of financial distress for some couples. About 70% American women who resort to IVF to have a child go into debt....
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...