Four in 10 people thought to be unconscious are actually aware.

NHS caught between conflicting demands

Two ethicists argue that we should jettison the 14 day limit on growing embryos in vitro.

Lethal injections are becoming more difficult to administer

The vote means the country will retain its tight restrictions on abortion.

UK court rules that doctors and families can decide in some cases

‘A violation of medical ethics and of patients' right to health care’, they say

Channel advised to review its standards

Similar symptoms to PTSD soldiers

An old-fashioned concept

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Mixing the "desperation" of couples for a child and the "avarice" of private practice is a "dangerous combination".

Most humans are chimeras

Some feel the ban went too far

And finds that it is not pleasant

Recent contributions to the literature have been particularly strident.