May 1, 2013
When hit songwriter and former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi and husband Mike McCuddy welcomed son Greyson James Carroll via gestational surrogate in January, it was a dream come true for the couple following five years of heartbreaking fertility issues. … Read More
April 26, 2013
Having children improves your quality of life, even if you are a step-parent or have adopted a child, a new study has concluded. (The Telegraph)
April 26, 2013
Google has always been an artificial intelligence company, so it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading scientists in the field, joined the search giant late last year. Nonetheless, the hiring raised some eyebrows, … Read More
April 25, 2013
Happy National DNA Day! April 25 marks the 60th anniversary of scientists’ discovery of the double helix. It’s also the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, which set out to sequence the more than 3 billion … Read More
April 17, 2013
The grisly details drew mainly local attention. But after an online furor that the case was being ignored by the national news media because of troubling accounts of late-term abortions, reporters from major newspapers and television networks descended Monday on … Read More
April 10, 2013
As donors and surrogates make things potentially more complicated to explain, picture books remain eloquent ways of helping kids understand where they came from. (The Atlantic)
April 5, 2013
Since 1995, when the first full week of April was declared National Public Health Week (NPHW), communities across the United States have observed NPHW as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important … Read More
March 26, 2013
It is characteristic of the American condition that we want to save the world. This may be seen economically, politically, in terms of human rights, consumption of resources, education or healthcare – any way one chooses. (The Yemen Times)
March 14, 2013
From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. (CNN)
March 11, 2013
Unless you’re the product of a feral childhood or a member of a hunter-gathering tribe from the third world, there’s a really good chance that you’re familiar with the comic-book legend of Superman. Even 74 years after he made his … Read More
March 1, 2013
For a film in which a husband murders his wife, Amour has been shown a lot of love. It was nominated for five Oscars, including best actress for Emmanuelle Riva, and best foreign language film, which it won. (The Guardian)
March 1, 2013
In this interview given the day before a seminar for the creation of a National Bioethics Committee in Trinidad and Tobago, held in Port-of-Spain on 28 February and 1 March 2013, Dr D. Simeon, Director of the Caribbean Health Research … Read More
March 1, 2013
A new issue of Journal of Public Health (Vol 35, No 1, March 2013) is now available online and in print. An editorial “What should public health be doing for disabled people, and why aren’t we?” by Anita Houghton is … Read More
February 25, 2013
Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through “Solve the Outbreak,†a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 19, 2013
In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugenics. The concept of culture can protect genetics from a similar fate, an anthropologist argues. (Futurity)
February 18, 2013
Services such as LivesOn and DeadSocial plan to keep your friends and family updated on your Twitter and Facebook pages, even after you have passed away. (The Guardian )
February 7, 2013
The pair behind a new Channel 4 show about a ‘bioinic’ man, say that a future where living flesh and computer chips become one will arrive “sooner” than we expect. (Yahoo News, UK)
February 6, 2013
Facebook has encompassed many things in its nine-year run. From a subtler version of a dating site to a gaming platform and a messaging hub. We’ve seen Facebook and its billion-plus users play a part in influencing politics, the form … Read More
February 1, 2013
FRANCE’S plans to legalise gay marriage have unexpectedly exposed the country’s unease with assisted reproduction. (news.com.au)
February 1, 2013
The Grammy winner reveals she suffered a miscarriage – and slams rumors she used a gestational surrogate – in her upcoming HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream – slated to air Feb. 16. (People)
January 30, 2013
The Leipzig anatomist Wilhelm His chose a most unusual accessory when he was sculpted in marble in 1900. (The Lancet)
January 24, 2013
A significant High Court ruling means the media can report part of a landmark family law action about whether the genetic parents of two small children born to a surrogate mother may be listed as the children’s parents on their … Read More
January 23, 2013
Arguing that obesity “may be the most difficult and elusive public health problem the United States has ever encountered” and that anti-obesity efforts having made little discernible difference, Daniel Callahan, co-founder and President Emeritus of The Hastings Center, proposes a … Read More
January 21, 2013
Premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. documentary competition, “After Tiller†is an intimate and heartfelt look at the four doctors performing third-trimester abortions in the United States, doing so even after the 2009 assassination … Read More
January 17, 2013
As Roe v. Wade turns 40, most Americans under 30 can’t correctly identify the nature of the landmark ruling. (Salon)
