Costa Rica given another extension on IVF
By Central American standards, Costa Rica is a paragon of human rights. The US State Department’s human rights report for 2010 declared that there was...
Committee investigates ethical violations in HPV vaccine trials
An expert committee set up to investigate the conduct of trials of human papillomavirus (HPV) in India has reported far-reaching ethical violations.An expert committee set...
Woman had 2 children after secretly taking ex-husband’s frozen sperm
A father was forced to pay his ex-wife £100,000 so that she can raise two children she conceived via IVF without his consent after secretly...
UK fertility watchdog to crack down on IVF clinics “scandal”
The UK’s fertility watchdog will tell IVF clinics to stop making exaggerated claims about success rates after complaints that some have been misleading patients and...
Dominican authorities warn stem cell treatments are illegal
In 2010, current Yankees starting pitcher Bartolo Colon suffered pain in his right shoulder as well as damage to his rotator cuff, ligaments and tendons....
Guatemalans were victims of US syphilis study in 1940s
The horrendous syphilis experiment conducted by American doctors on Guatemalan prisoners and soldiers is finally getting some news coverage. The horrendous syphilis experiment conducted...
The dark past of genetics unveiled
Hi there, We have been warning about the dangers of do-it-yourself eugenics for some time now. So it is gratifying to see BioEdge’s misgivings supported...
The American doctor who has helped nearly 300 to commit suicide
Newsweek has called 83-year-old Lawrence Egbert “the new Doctor Death”. By his own admission, he has ushered nearly 300 Americans through the portals of death...
Have we really exorcised eugenics from genetics?
he linkage between genetics and eugenics is an oft-told story, but it bears repeating again and again. This is an idea hammered home in latest...
Storm at heart of gender controversy
A couple in Toronto has kicked off a controversy over gender and parenting by keeping their third child’s gender a secret. A couple in Toronto...
Are you ready for a zombie apocalypse?
It’s hard for government agencies to get people to take disasters seriously – before the disaster, that is. Lives could be saved if people had...
South Florida ob-gyns reject overweight women
Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected patients because they are obese, sparking criticism from ethicists. Several ob-gyn doctors in South Florida have rejected...