June 27, 2011
No matter where you stand on “Obamacare,” the derisive term given to President Barack Obama’s attempt to mandate health care for Americans, you’ll be blown away by the sheer scale of “Chinacare.” (Science Insider)
June 27, 2011
Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond … Read More
June 27, 2011
Automated genetic tinkering is just the start – this machine could be used to rewrite the language of life and create new species of humans. (New Scientist)
June 27, 2011
Instead of practicing for hours, a device can now teach you a tune by taking control of your hand. (New Scientist)
June 27, 2011
A convicted sex offender says he is being denied a basic human right because he is not allowed to access IVF treatment. (ABC News)
June 27, 2011
A judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state of Indiana from enforcing a law that eliminated funding to Planned Parenthood because it performs abortions. (Reuters)
June 27, 2011
This analysis reports on Irish regulatory policies for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) from 2004-2009, in the context of membership changes within the Medical Council of Ireland. (Health Research Policy and Systems)
June 27, 2011
Doctors are supposed to keep patient information confidential unless told otherwise, right? Well, not any longer. (The Conversation)
June 27, 2011
Anonymous sperm donation will be allowed. Posthumous reproduction is banned. Surrogate motherhood is banned. (BioEdge)
June 27, 2011
New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 364, Issue 23, June 9, 2011) is now available on-line and by subscription only. Articles include: “Medicaid and Access to Health Care — A Proposal for Continued Inaction?” by Sara Rosenbaum, available on-line.
June 24, 2011
Dr. Bhatia and Dr. von Maltzahn of M.I.T. were inspired by the natural process of corporeal cell communication, specifically the way that injured tissue calls for help to stem bleeding, to develop a system where nanoparticles carry cancer treatment drugs directly … Read More
June 24, 2011
I am at a conference in Dubai on science, religion and modernity, and the best question to come up was “should we clone Neanderthals?” Let’s assume the kind of technical progress which would make this look like a possibly ethical … Read More
June 24, 2011
The ultimate source of some cancers is embryonic cells. Research published in the June 24th Cell, a Cell Press publication, traces the precursor of deadly esophageal cancers to leftover embryonic cells found in all adults. (EurekAlert)
June 24, 2011
Kansas launched an inspection Wednesday of a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Kansas City suburbs, ahead of decisions by the health department that could leave the state as the first in the nation without any licensed abortion providers. (El Dorado … Read More
June 24, 2011
A pro-life billboard campaign in Oakland, California, that seeks to draw attention to the devastating effects of abortion on the African-American community is being attacked as racist and offensive by the NAACP and supporters of Planned Parenthood. (The New American)
June 24, 2011
The South Korea government has announced that from 2012, foreign patients will be able to get compensation if they fall victim to medical malpractice in South Korea. Currently, there is no proper compensation system for foreign patients on malpractice as … Read More
June 24, 2011
Medical tourism across the world has been through difficult times in the last couple of years, and has not been immune to the global economic downturn. The UK outbound medical tourism market has suffered; spending on “discretionary†healthcare has fallen, … Read More
June 24, 2011
An effort that pioneered in La Crosse, Wis., in the 1980s to get more people to prepare for the end of their lives has moved into the Twin Cities, serving as a model to create Minnesota’s first large-scale program for … Read More
June 24, 2011
Researchers at the University of Michigan say new strategies are needed to ensure that end-of-life programs are just as available in underserved, poorer communities, as they are in more affluent areas. (EGP News)
June 24, 2011
The absence of a regulatory framework for fertility treatment in Nigeria has continually put a growing number of couples in need of In vitro Fertilization and other Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) on the vulnerable edge. (Daily Independent)
June 24, 2011
A number of Planned Parenthood state chapters are making cuts in the wake of defunding efforts enacted in their respective legislatures, USA Today writes. (Third Age)
June 24, 2011
Iran ranks first in kidney transplantation in the Middle East and fourth in organ transplantation in the world. But experts and officials at the Annual Organ Transplantation Seminar say more needs to be done before organ donation could become altruistic … Read More
June 24, 2011
It’s been observed that the last thing today’s physicians need is something else to feel guilty, inadequate, or coerced about. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that there is some displeasure with implementation of New York State’s Palliative Care Information Act, … Read More
June 24, 2011
A scheme to arrange an illegal kidney transplant fell apart when the gangster who brokered the deal demanded more money, according to investigative sources, ultimately prompting the man who needed the operation to contact police. (Daily Yomiuri Online)
June 24, 2011
About 160 Britons have died at Dignitas, about one in six of the clients of the Swiss suicide clinic in Zurich. What is it like? After the suicide of Peter Sweetman was broadcast on the BBC recently, there has been … Read More
