Is this a step towards healthcare rationing? The controversy over President Obama’s healthcare package has flared up again with the appointment of a Harvard professor...

Elderly and vulnerable patients undernourished A leading Scottish health campaigner has implored the Scottish Government to urgently address the problem of malnutrition of the elderly...

Discovery of bones at ancient villa in Britain   The archeologists of a 2,000-year-old Roman villa in the Thames Valley are puzzled by the discovery...

Blood test still years away Recent media coverage of a blood test for Down’s syndrome suggests that children with the condition are being depicted as...

Landmark ruling Embryos produced using IVF can be screened for genetic defects before implantation into the womb, a German high court ruled on Tuesday. Leipzig’s...

Contractor tries to dump dead babies in woods It’s expensive to treat the dead with dignity. This seems to be the message from a bizarre...

We act without being aware of true reasons Two recent neuroscience articles in important journals claim to undermine free will and “human exceptionalism”. In the...

Doctors poorly trained to care for them, says JAMA The US is poorly prepared to care for the growing number of aged with intellectual disabilities,...

White House files show hand of politics in scientific discourse An interesting example of politicised science has emerged during Senate hearings on Elena Kagan's nomination...

Hi there, I hope that you will be generous enough to allow me to indulge one of my pet peeves. Until 2008, for several years,...