Obama meets Pope and talks about abortion
Pope gives President documents on Catholic bioethics US President Obama and the leader of the Catholic Church had a cordial meeting in Rome this week,...
Cosmetic medicine is not medicine, says bioethicist
Can’t be justified by autonomy Is cosmetic medicine really medicine? Writing in The Hastings Center’s Bioethics Forum, Alice D. Dreger gives a resounding No. Her...
“Human dignity” in European bioethics standards a “flawed” concept
Flawed because it is vague and undefined Another attack has been launched on the concept of "human dignity" in a leading bioethics journal. Inmaculada de...
Assisted suicide fails in UK
Bid collapses in House of Lords A bid to change the law in the UK on assisted suicide has failed in the House of Lords...
Most Chinese randomised trials aren’t random
Study shows that 90% don’t conform to standards More than 90% of purportedly randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in Chinese medical journals are flawed. A study...
Rwanda accused of considering compulsory sterilisation
Hotly denied by governmentThe Rwandan Parliament is considering compulsory sterilisation of people with intellectual disabilities, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. The Rwandan...
Egg-freezing a “confidence trick”, says IVF pioneer
Creates "false optimism" for women In the UK, there are 45 IVF clinics which offer an egg freezing service for women who want to keep...
UK Parliament to debate assisted suicide again
BMA votes against itThe annual conference of the British Medical Association has narrowly voted against legal protection for relatives who travel abroad to help people...
A new liver for Apple’s boss
Did he jump the queue? Steve Jobs, the heart of Apple, is back at work after a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital. The Methodist...
Our brains are not us
Neuro-reductionism under attack "The mind is what the brain does," according to Steven Pinker, Harvard's celebrity neuropsychologist. We "are in fact no more than the...
Girls! Sell your eggs and enjoy the night life of Chennai!
Innovations in medical tourism No doubt about it. The fertility tourism industry is quick-footed and innovative. Taking advantage of India's role as a surrogacy hub,...
New test for 15,000 genetic diseases in embryos
A quick, simple and cheap method A one-step test for about 15,000 genetics diseases could be available within a year. Doctors will be able to create...