March Archive

Back to the source: the Hippocratic Oath re-examined

15 March 2019 | Link

tags: hippocratic oath

For the fundaments, it’s still relevant

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Parents request sperm retrieval from brain-damaged West Point cadet

10 March 2019 | Link

tags: sperm retrieval

They plead for family line not to be extinguished

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Are patients with personality disorders who request euthanasia being treated properly?

10 March 2019 | Link

tags: euthanasia, netherlands

Often they are not treated by psychiatrists

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The dangers of not being vaccinated are real

10 March 2019 | Link

tags: vaccination

Boy in Oregon nearly died from tetanus – but his parents still won’t vaccinate him

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Kiss-and-make-up proposed for philosophy and science

10 March 2019 | Link

tags: philosophy

Philosophers can clarify many subtle scientific concepts

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Little progress in ensuring the safety of IVF freezing tanks, one year after two catastrophic failures

10 March 2019 | Link

tags: ivf

No single government agency is responsible for checking

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Direct to consumer brain stimulation is booming, but ethical concerns remain

Xavier Symons | 10 March 2019 | Link

tags: direct to consumer, enhancement, neuroscience, transcranial stimulation

Transcranial brain stimulation may have serious side-effects, ethicists say.

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Is it ever ethical to withdraw treatment from patients with a persistent disorder of consciousness?

Xavier Symons | 10 March 2019 | Link

tags: consciousness, minimally conscious state, pvs

An Oxford law professor says No

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Womb transplants could be a “vital medical service” for transgender women

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: transgender, uterus transplant

Demand could be strong

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Did the Chinese government back the controversial gene-edited babies experiment?

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: china, gene-editing

More questions about the increasingly complicated scandal

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Oregon and Belgium release stats on assisted dying

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: assisted suicide, belgium, oregon

Details demand scrutiny

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Assisted dying can be “inhumane”, experts claim

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: anaesthesia, assisted suicide, capital punishment, euthanasia

Some patients have taken a week to die

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England to adopt ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: organ donation, united kingdom

80% in favour of organ donation, but few donate

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Is ‘elderly’ an offensive and discriminatory term?

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: geriatric medicine

Neurologist claims it is anachronistic and offensive

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The other country where euthanasia for children is legal—Colombia

02 March 2019 | Link

tags: colombia, euthanasia, euthanasia for children

Through a series of court rulings and government regulations

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