Austria makes vaccinations compulsory
Austria, reeling from a steep increase in Covid-19 cases, has become the first country in Europe to make vaccination compulsory. Those who refuse without a...
With fewer babies and more elderly, Iran pulls out the stops to promote births
Iran’s new "Law on Family and Youth Support" is a clear example of how different perspectives colour news coverage. Iran’s theocratic, authoritarian and anti-Israel regime...
Repudiating the foundation document of American medical education as racist and sexist
1910 was a landmark year in American medicine. The publication of the Flexner Report on medical education led to a rapid transformation of the medical...
What is the future of surrogacy in a post-Covid world?
Anyone following the debate over the legal status of surrogacy should read Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy: Between Legitimation and International Abolition, an open source...
Report from Brazilian senate accuses Bolsonaro of ‘crimes against humanity’ over Covid-19
A 1,200-page report called for about 70 people, including Bolsonaro and his sons, to be indicted on charges ranging from charlatanism to crimes against humanity.
Hand in glove with Covid counterfeiters
Nitrile gloves are the “most dangerous commodity on Earth right now.”
Bioethicist group supports vaccine mandates
A leading association of bioethicists has come squarely behind the idea of mandated vaccination. A statement issued by the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) declared that...
Bioethicist refuses to comply with vaccine mandate
Aaron Kheriaty Not all doctors – or bioethicists -- support vaccine mandates. Internationally, prevalence of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers ranges from 4.3 to 72%. The average...
Need a kidney? No deal, unless you’re vaccinated
A Colorado hospital has refused transplant surgery to a woman who is unwilling to have the Covid-19 vaccine. Leilani Lutali, 56, is a born-again Christian of...
Covid religious exemptions in the US are a tangled mess
Rev Jackson Lahmeyer at Sheridan Church Many Americans who refuse to be vaccinated request an exemption because of their religious beliefs. A blog post in The Hastings...
Hundreds of medical journals call for climate change policies to protect health
More than 230 medical journals have put climate change at the top of the world’s health agenda as the November COP26 climate conference in Glasgow...
American doctors are fighting ‘compassion fatigue’ as they treat Covid patients
Some believe that they should go to the back of the bus Depending on your point of view, conservative US media identity Candace Owens is...