>The Nuffield Bioethics Council has published its report, “Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues.” I’ve just skimmed over it, so far. More later. You can read the entire report in pdf form , my summary (below) at LifeEthics.org, which includes links to other people’s summaries, including one from the chair of … Continue reading
The Nuffield Bioethics Council has published its report, “Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues.” I’ve just skimmed over it, so far. More later. You can read the entire report in pdf form , my summary (below) at LifeEthics.org, which includes links to other people’s summaries, including one from the chair of … Continue reading
>A friend asked me about the report in Nature Medicine on the development of human embryonic stem cells that produce the hormons found in the pancreas. These cells were grown in cultures (in dishes, not animals and certainly not in humans) and don’t appear to be able to respond to the levels of glucose. So … Continue reading
A friend asked me about the report in Nature Medicine on the development of human embryonic stem cells that produce the hormons found in the pancreas. These cells were grown in cultures (in dishes, not animals and certainly not in humans) and don’t appear to be able to respond to the levels of glucose. So … Continue reading
>The Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ “Working Party on Critical Care Decisions in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine” setting week-by-week guidelines for the treatment and resuscitation of newborns will be released today, November 16, 2006. In the meantime, based on news reports and last week’s unethical statement by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the blogosphere … Continue reading
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ “Working Party on Critical Care Decisions in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine” setting week-by-week guidelines for the treatment and resuscitation of newborns will be released today, November 16, 2006. In the meantime, based on news reports and last week’s unethical statement by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the blogosphere … Continue reading