Men more likely than women to commit scientific fraud
Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have claimed. And there is no difference...
US doctors back routine screening for “reproductive coercion”
Doctors should routinely screen women and teenagers for “reproductive coercion”, says a committee of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Doctors should routinely screen...
A surprise bioethics best-seller for 2013?
Here’s a New Year’s prediction. The world’s biggest-selling bioethics book this year will not be written by anyone from the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford, Harvard...
Our predictions for 2013
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Belgian twins euthanased because they “had nothing to live for”
In a case which has attracted world attention, Belgian doctors have announced that a fortnight before Christmas they euthanased 45-year-old deaf twins who were going...
German doctors shaken by corruption allegations
The German Medical Association has investigated nearly 1,000 cases of corrupt doctors over the past few years, according to its president, Frank Ulrich Montgomery. The...
Quebec moves towards euthanasia
Quebec is slowly moving towards legal, or quasi-legal, euthanasia. Quebec is slowly moving towards legal, or quasi-legal, euthanasia. A committee of legal experts has delivered...
Will Armstrong’s confession change cycling?
The canary is dead. Now, what about the coal mine? After Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey in a 90-minute television that he won all...
India cracks down on surrogacy
Is India finally cracking down on surrogacy for foreigners? The blogosphere is abuzz with news of stiff new regulations.Is India finally cracking down on surrogacy...
Police investigate Ahmedabad surrogacy racket
The seamy side of Indian surrogacy has emerged in a murky saga which police are investigating in Ahmedabad. Loose regulations and corrupt officials make it...
The ethics of care in the Neolithic Age
A fledging subspecialty of archaeology is examining how early humans cared for the disabled in their communities. End-of-life care is a phrase associated with gurgling...
Responding to the Connecticut massacre
The massacre of 20 6 and 7-year-olds along with 6 staff at an elementary school in Connecticut is a ghastly tragedy. But what is the...