German doctor falsified documents in “transplant corruption” scandal
Shortly after a new law encouraging organ donation came into effect, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newpaper in Munich revealed that one of the country’s leading surgeons...
Two California neurosurgeons banned over controversial brain treatment
Two leading California neurosurgeons have been banned from further research after they experimented on dying brain cancer patients without authorisation . Two leading California neurosurgeons...
Abolish the prescription drug system, says bioethicist
What does thorough-going libertarian medicine look like? Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Jessica Flanigan, of the University of Richmond, Virginia, opens a window...
Serbia becomes centre for sex-change surgery
Surprisingly, Serbia has become an international hub for sex-change surgery. There are now four specialist clinics catering for an international market, according to a feature...
Debate over circumcision in Germany continues
A group of Orthodox rabbis has warned that a German court ruling banning infant male circumcision could spread throughout Europe. Some hospitals in Austria and...
Bioethics and The Dark Knight massacre
Hi there, I was just about to send out this week's newsletter when news trickled in that a 24-year-old dressed in combat gear had opened...
California woman sues FDA for right to use “free” sperm
A California lesbian is suing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its "unconstitutional" sperm donor policies.A California lesbian is suing the US Food...
Scores of IVF babies terminated because of abnormalities in UK
Nearly 130 IVF babies were aborted in the UK last year because an abnormality was detected before birth.Nearly 130 IVF babies were aborted in the...
Israeli sentenced in first US organ trafficking conviction
The first US conviction for organ trafficking has ended in a two-and-a-half year jail sentence for an Israeli citizen living in New York.The first US...
Want a baby? Need finance?
NBC TV profiles a novel twist to expensive IVF cycles in the US – fertility finance. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news...
Surgery scam leaves thousands of Indian women unable to bear children
Surgeons may have removed the wombs of 7,000 healthy women in Chhattisgarh – a poor and largely rural state in central India -- to make...
Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation
Should deep, continuous sedation at the end of life really be treated as normal medical practice in the Netherlands, ask three Dutch authors in the...