October 11, 2006
Four senior doctors at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot and the Hartzfeld Geriatric Hospital in Gedera were arrested yesterday on suspicion of carrying out hundreds of illegal experiments on elderly patients without their consent. (Haaretz)
October 10, 2006
The project known as “Evangelicals and Catholics Together,” supported by Charles Colson, Richard John Neuhaus, and other notables, has generated controversy. Less controversial is their latest statement, “That They May Have Life,” a joint declaration of solidarity on the sanctity … Read More
October 10, 2006
At the national Brain Tumor Foundation, executive director Rob Tufel has a standard reply for well-meaning families and patients who want to set up a patient-advocacy group: “Please don’t start another organization.” (Wall Street Journal)
October 10, 2006
British researchers said they had found a new genetic mutation that doubled the risk of breast cancer in women who carry it. (Reuters)
October 10, 2006
The National Institutes of Health are offering both pre-doctoral, and post-doctoral fellowships in bioethics. The Department of Clinical Bioethics is committed to clinical teaching, consultation, and research. Fellows will participate in the activities and intellectual life of the department, and … Read More
October 10, 2006
The Nazi’s so-called euthanasia program is still claiming victims, now more than 60 years after the Holocaust. The remains of another 50 people, many of them children, were recently uncovered in a mass grave in Germany. Many of the skulls … Read More
October 10, 2006
Embryonic stem cells turn into tumours when injected into human tissue and therefore cannot be used to treat diseases, a visiting US expert said today. (Townsville Bulletin)
October 10, 2006
Many doctors believe that their medical judgment about whether CPR will be effective in a given patient’s case, and their knowledge of the havoc it can wreak on a dying body, should prevail. But a patient’s representative, who is often … Read More
October 10, 2006
Australia’s Catholic Bishops have slammed moves to overturn a ban on therapeutic cloning, warning this would create a new contempt for life through promoting curiosity over ethics. (Sydney Morning Herald)
October 10, 2006
Debate over euthanasia has flared up in Italy following a plea by Piergiorgio Welby to be allowed to die. Welby, a 60-year-old who suffers from muscular dystrophy, sent a video to Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano. (Zenit)
October 9, 2006
College students seeking to pay their bills may be tempted by egg donor agency advertisements with five-figure compensation values. Egg donor agencies and donor banks seeking young women commonly place daily advertisements in college newspapers, such as the Daily Bruin. … Read More
October 9, 2006
And researcher James Sherley, who begins a week-long tour of Australia today to lobby politicians over moves to legalize cloning, believes many scientists oppose the contentious method. (The Australian)
October 9, 2006
Karen at Flash Point weighs in on cosmetic surgery and the quest for true beauty, asking, “whatever happened to the human face?â€
October 9, 2006
Michael Cook, editor of MercatorNet, critiques the logic behind embryo-destructive stem cell research, and calls on advocates of embryo-destructive research to press their own arguments to logical conclusions.
October 9, 2006
Stateline.org has an overview of state-level stem initiatives in the current election cycle.
October 9, 2006
Last month the Vatican hosted a symposium entitled, “Stem Cells: What Future For Therapy?†Pope Benedict’s remarks have recently been translated into English and posted on the Vatican website. One section that stands out are the remarks he made in … Read More
October 9, 2006
But Sulmasy said he believes all health-care providers, whether they are deeply religious, unbelieving or somewhere in between, must acknowledge the spiritual needs and questions of patients who are facing death. (The Journal News)
October 9, 2006
Several articles published in the recent issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics debated the potential use of patients with non-responsive brain function for such medical experiments as animal organ transplants — to bypass ethic prohibitions against using a living … Read More
October 9, 2006
In reality, voters are being asked to apply ancient definitions of life to the outer frontiers of science. They’re being asked to supply a moral judgment today on research that won’t take place until tomorrow, if it ever takes place … Read More
October 9, 2006
While the name may sound odd, the bioethics SWAT teams, says Atsushi Asai, a professor of bioethics at Kumamoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine, will fill a much-needed gap. Members will be on hand to respond specifically to doctors and … Read More
October 9, 2006
British scientists from three separate research centres have announced their intention to submit simultaneous proposals to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) later this month seeking a licence to create human-animal chimeras. The researchers – based in London, Newcastle … Read More
October 6, 2006
A small California biotech company says it is ready to deliver the Holy Grail of the $35 billion pet industry: a hypoallergenic cat. (New York Times)
October 6, 2006
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) expects to offer $4 prescriptions for some generic drugs in most states this year after expanding the low-cost program from a test market to all of Florida ahead of schedule, the world’s largest retailer said Thursday. … Read More
October 6, 2006
Writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Professor Amy Friedman of Yale University in the US said that a legalised and properly regulated system of payment for organ donors could solve the current crisis in organ donation, without going against … Read More
October 6, 2006
A growing number of doctors and medical centers are shutting the door on freebies from big drug companies. (MSNBC)
