Is genome editing back on scientists’ agenda?
A three-day summit is taking place in London this week to discuss human genome editing. This is the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing....
Stop designer babes, says international coalition
A number of groups from around the world have joined forces to create an International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies. They are lobbying against human...
Nurses: the most trusted professionals
For the 21st year in a row, nurses have come first in Gallup’s ranking of the most trusted professions in America. Seventy-nine percent of people...
‘Bumble for surrogates’: American doctor launches surrogacy app
The internet is changing how healthcare is delivered in ways that subvert laws, regulations, and medical conventions. Start-up companies are offering medication abortions, along with...
Why are Canadian euthanasia deaths so high?
Euthanasia deaths in Canada have shot upwards. In 2015 there were none; in 2021, the last full year for which there are statistics, there were 10,064....
Belgium euthanasia deaths rise by nearly 10%
The number of cases of euthanasia in Belgium rose by 9.85% over the previous year in 2022, according to figures published on February 17 by...
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive’
The Atlantic has a regular advice column written by psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, the author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone and co-host of the...
A Genghis Khan for the modern age
Genghis Khan is reputed to have fathered between 1000 and 2000 children. It is estimated that 1 in 200 men alive today carry his genes....
60 Australian kids conceived with sperm donor who used at least 4 aliases
Participants at a picnic for lesbian mums in Australia discovered that the same sperm donor was the biological father of many of their children. The...
ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research
The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition – the Hippocratic oath, medical...
Canada moves toward euthanasia for children
Canada is moving rapidly towards an even more permissive euthanasia regime. A report by the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying to Parliament...
Do Americans support embryo testing for complex traits like IQ?
Americans are surprisingly supportive of embryo testing for traits such as intelligence, according to an article in the leading journal Science by a group of...