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Dark cloud over celebrity surgeon in New Hampshire
The award-winning Boston Globe Spotlight team of investigative reporters has targeted a New Hampshire cardiothoracic surgeon. In a series of articles, the Globe claims that Dr Yvon Baribeau had more settlements over surgical deaths than [...]
When did Hollywood actress Anne Heche really die?
After a fiery car crash on August 5, Anne Heche, a Hollywood actress who starred in TV shows and films over 30 years, died on Thursday, August 11, according to the Los Angeles Times, and [...]
Queen Elizabeth II’s forgotten link to the euthanasia debate
The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday has dominated headlines for the last few days. BioEdge’s editor was searching for a bioethical angle and recalled an article that he wrote in 2011. It revolved [...]
Birx says early pandemic warnings came from Europe: ‘That in itself should be an indictment of our system’
Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as White House coronavirus response coordinator during the Trump administration, said on Sunday that the fact that early data on the COVID-19 pandemic came from Europe should be an “indictment [...]
How US dollars put anti-abortion groups at the heart of Romanian healthcare
It was the middle of summer, and the smell of ripening mirabelle plums filled the streets of Bucharest. Irina Mateescu was almost 18 and living with her grandparents. She had good grades, a boyfriend, and [...]
Novartis reports two children died from acute liver failure after treatment with Zolgensma gene therapy
Two children have died from acute liver failure after being administered Zolgensma, a pricey gene therapy sold by Novartis to treat a rare disease.Read more here.
From reproduction to the right to die: bioethics now
The term ‘bioethics’ was coined in 1926, yet the field itself did not emerge until the 1970s. Although my 1975 university thesis (Prospects for Genetic Therapy in Man) reviewed ethical concerns, it took a [...]
2022 “Bioethics, Wars and Pandemics” Testimonials
Bioethics Education International (BEI) organized “Bioethics, Wars, and Pandemics” Summer School Online, July 18-23 2022. The event was a success and we welcomed participants from around the world with very diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.
Whatever happened to transhumanism?
In 2004 the prominent political scientist Francis Fukuyama described transhumanism as “the world’s most dangerous idea”. In 2011 transhumanism was featured on the cover of Time magazine, under the headline: “2045, the year man becomes [...]
The pigs had been dead for an hour. Scientists made their hearts beat again.
Hours after pumping synthetic fluids through the bodies of dead pigs, a team of researchers from Yale University observed their hearts beginning to beat faintly. Blood circulation was restored, and some cellular functions were revived [...]
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The Biden administration declared the ongoing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, a move that comes amid growing case counts and a groundswell of criticism over the way the administration has handled the [...]
What Pro-Lifers Should Learn From Kansas
I found myself unshocked by the abortion vote in Kansas, and I don’t understand the shock of others. America has come to poll consistently in favor of abortion in the first trimester with support declining [...]
The Virus Hunters Trying to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Nobody saw SARS-CoV-2 coming. In the early days of the pandemic, researchers were scrambling to collect samples from people who had mysteriously developed fevers, coughs, and breathing problems. Pretty soon, they realized that the disease-causing [...]
Fauci holds up BA.5 booster as best approach to handling COVID this fall
Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said on Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine booster specific to the BA.5 omicron subvariant — which is currently dominant in the U.S. — is the “best guess” for [...]
Dobbs and IVF: a clear and present danger, say doctors
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has created great uncertainty for IVF doctors in the United States, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Although the Dobbs decision does not affect IVF directly, it returns [...]
“Bioethics, Wars, and Pandemics” Testimonials
Bioethics Education International (BEI) organized "Bioethics, Wars, and Pandemics" Summer school Online, July 28-23 2022. Please check the testimonials of some participants. The event was a success and we welcomed participants from around the world [...]
Poorer nations need assurances of dedicated vaccine supplies before the next pandemic
Anyone wondering whether Covid-19 vaccines are making a difference to this deadly and persistent pandemic can be in no doubt: they are. Millions of lives around the world have been saved thanks to the rollout [...]
Monkeypox: WHO declares global health emergency over ‘extraordinary’ outbreak
More than 16,000 cases have now been reported across 74 countries, according to the World Health Organisation.Watch a video to learn more here.
New York City COVID-19 cases surge as unvaccinated take the brunt
COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in New York City and unvaccinated residents are bearing the brunt. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, as of Wednesday, the Big Apple has [...]
Polio case confirmed in New York state, health-care providers told to look for more infections
The New York State Health Department confirmed a case of polio on Thursday, the first known infection in the U.S. in nearly a decade. A resident of Rockland County, a suburb of New York City, [...]
Lecturer: Joseph Lowy MD at “Bioethics, Wars & Pandemics” Summer School
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 1:00 PM-3:00 PM: End-of-Life and Pallitative Care, Joseph Lowy MD, NYU Langone Medical Center, Clinical Professor in Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, Director of Palliative Care Service NYU Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative [...]
Lecturer: Francis P. Crawley MA at “Bioethics, Wars & Pandemics” Summer School
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Reconsidering the Nuremburg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and CIOMS guidelines in the context of the war in Ukraine, Francis P. Crawley MA, Executive Director of the Good Clinical [...]
Dr. Anthony Fauci shares the latest on COVID variant, monkeypox and mask-wearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the White House, spoke with ABC News’ Phil Lipof to answer questions about the new COVID-19 variant, the spread of monkeypox and mask mandates. For the first time [...]
Lecturer: John Loike PhD at “Bioethics, Wars & Pandemics” Summer School
Monday, July 18th, 20221:00 PM-3:00 PM: The Gene Editing Revolution: A CRISPR Perspective, John Loike PhD, Director of the Master of Science Degree and the Graduate Certificate program in Bioethics and Humanities at the New York Medical College, Adjunct [...]
Keynote Speaker: Michael Gross PhD at “Bioethics, Wars & Pandemics” Summer School
Monday, July 18th, 20229:00 AM-11:00 AM: Bioethics, Military Necessity, and International Humanitarian Law, Michael Gross PhD, Professor of Political Science, The University of Haifa, Israel. Read more about our lecturers here