A medical Madoff: massive research fraud in Massachusetts
21 academic papers may be fraudulent A prominent Massachusetts anaesthesiologist allegedly fabricated the data for 21 academic papers, according to the hospital where he worked....
Doctor linked to assisted suicide network defends methods
John Hopkins colleagues supportive, says medical director of Final Exit Network More facts are emerging after the arrest of four people over the assisted suicide...
Final Exit Network slated by supporters of assisted suicide
Even Jack Kevorkian The arrests of the four members of the Final Exit Network have also created consternation amongst American supporters of assisted suicide and...
Anyone wanna be this kid’s dad?
New UK rules for parenthood Single women in the UK who conceive a child with donor sperm from an IVF clinic will soon able to...
Designer baby service postponed
Doctor overwhelmed by response A fertility doctor who popped into the headlines after his clinics began to advertise "designer babies" has withdrawn the service. Dr...
More British deaths at Dignitas
First terminally-ill couple Every familiar story has a new twist. In this case, a British couple has died at Dignitas, the Swiss suicide clinic -–...
More British deaths at Dignitas
First terminally-ill couple Every familiar story has a new twist. In this case, a British couple has died at Dignitas, the Swiss suicide clinic -–...
UK doctors could be deregistered for reviving patients
GMC advises doctors Doctors who act contrary to the wishes of dying or comatose patients could be struck off under new rules from the UK’s...
Harvard undergrads to do stem cell research
New major begins this year One day after President Obama had lifted restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, Harvard University approved...
Obama lifts ban on embryo funding
Scientist jubilant Fulfilling a campaign promise, US President Barack Obama reversed his predecessor’s ban on federal funding for embryonic stem research on Monday. From now...
Stem cell breakthrough: safe and ethical
Canadian and British researchers find new methodA Canadian and British team may have made the breakthrough of the year: risk-free pluripotent stem cells created without...
Limit drug company influence, say Harvard students
Will Harvard Medical School be able to keep its good resolutions? Harvard Medical School students want their world-famous institution to disclose and limit the influence...