January 4, 2013
Organ trafficking suspect to be tried
A man searching for kidney donors, allegedly part of an organ trafficking ring in Ukraine, will be charged in court, prosecutors in Kiev said. (UPI)
Monthly Archives: January 2013
January 4, 2013
Rare disease market booming as more drugs reach market, gene therapy poses new drug pricing challenge
The Western world’s first drug to fix faulty genes promises to transform the lives of patients with an ultra-rare disease that clogs their blood with fat. The only snag is the price. (The Economic Times)
January 4, 2013
Myriad Genetics falls as anaylst cuts rating
Shares of Myriad Genetics Inc. fell Thursday after a JPMorgan analyst downgraded the stock, saying it will face headwinds while investors wait for a Supreme Court ruling that could have a major impact on the company. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
January 4, 2013
New information on autism and genetics
Research out of the George Washington University (GW), published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals another piece of the puzzle in a genetic developmental disorder that causes behavioral diseases such as autism. (Science Daily)
January 4, 2013
Widow granted permission to use suicide victim’s sperm in IVF treatment
A WA judge granted a grieving widow the right to extract her dead husband’s sperm a day after he took his own life. (news.com.au)
January 4, 2013
Email reminders encourage end-of-life talks
Email alerts may encourage cancer doctors to talk with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life wishes and to record those preferences in their medical records, a new study suggests. (Reuters)
January 3, 2013
Getting at the heart of China’s public health crisis
In the face of such uncertainty, what we need most is to understand better—issue by issue—what is happening on the ground in the country; and a terrific new book Governing Health in Contemporary China by my CFR colleague and renowned … Read More
January 3, 2013
Michigan, Virginia pass backdoor abortion restrictions
On the Friday before the long holiday weekend, the Republican governors of Michigan and Virginia snuck in a little New Year’s surprise for the women of their states, quietly signing abortion legislation that helped make 2012 the second most restrictive … Read More
January 3, 2013
Why we have a right to consumer genetics
It’s hard to get straightforward health guidance from personal genome tests, which are banned in some places. But one way to make them more meaningful is to let more people buy them. (MIT Technology Review)
January 3, 2013
IVF ‘postcode lottery’ to worsen, Lord Winston warns
IVF treatment will be down to a “postcode lottery†this spring when doctors take control of NHS spending, Lord Winston has warned. (Telegraph)
January 2, 2013
IVF for womb transplant woman gives hope to British women
British women born without a womb will be given fresh hope this year when scientists attempt to help the woman who had the world’s first successful womb transplant to conceive a baby. (The Independent)
January 2, 2013
Three resolutions for the end of life
For today, I ask you to complete three resolutions that will pay back a hundred fold in the event that the rest of your resolutions are left behind as the result of major upheaval from illness or death. (Forbes)
January 2, 2013
Cyborg cockroach obeys your tweets
An artist outfitted a cockroach with a special high-tech backpack that allows its movements to be controlled — by anyone. Anyone on Twitter, that is. (NBC News)
January 2, 2013
Pizza magnate wins temporary ruling on contraception coverage dispute
The billionaire founder of Domino’s Pizza has won a temporary court victory, with a federal judge blocking enforcement of part of the health care reform bill requiring most employers to provide a range of contraception and reproductive health services. (CNN)
January 2, 2013
The pill: Contraceptive or abortifacient?
It’s an important distinction, both linguistically and scientifically. (The Atlantic)
January 2, 2013
1.7 million human embryos created for IVF thrown away
Official statistics show that almost half of embryos used to help a women conceive through in vitro fertilisation were thrown away during or after the process. (The Telegraph)
