Dutch “Lord of the Data” forged dozens of studies: report
A leading Dutch social psychologist fabricated or manipulated information in dozens of research papers over almost a decade, an investigation has concluded. A leading Dutch...
Panel urges ethics study of testing anthrax vaccine on children
Informed consent and the possible threat of terrorist attack have clashed in a debate over whether an anthrax vaccine should be tested on children. Informed...
Israeli children who sue for being born
Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for allowing them to be born. Israeli children with birth defects increasingly sue medical authorities for...
Does dentistry face an ethical dilemma?
Dentistry has its fair share of scandals, lawsuits, commercialisation, self-promotion and doctors who prescribe excessive treatments. Dentistry has its fair share of scandals, lawsuits, commercialisation,...
Auction of Kevorkian paintings and suicide machine a damp squib
Jack Kevorkian’s suicide machine was withdrawn from an auction last week after failing to reach the reserve price. Jack Kevorkian’s suicide machine was withdrawn from...
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Mississippi debates personhood in abortion battle
A ballot initiative in Mississippi could raise the stakes in the acrimonious American abortion debate. Proposition 26 affirms that personhood begins at conception. It seeks...
First US conviction for organ trafficking
An Israeli man has been convicted in the first proven case of organ-trafficking in the United States. Levy Izhak Rosenbaum admitted to a court in...
Swedish doctor acquitted in baby death case
A pediatrician charged for having hastened the death of a newborn baby at a hospital in Sweden in 2008 has been acquitted in a case...
Ukraine tops Europe in organ trafficking
The illegal organ trafficking trade is flourishing in Ukraine as the country’s medical infrastructure and legislation make vital transplant organs hard to come by. The...
British nurses could be jailed for mentioning assisted suicide
Nurses will be warned that they could go to prison if they talk to patients about assisted suicide. They will be told that they face...
Mentally challenged can be “walking targets”
A horrifying story from Philadelphia has brought to light the complexity of the issue of autonomy. Paroled murderer Linda Ann Weston dragged several mentally challenged...