Advances in transplantation: why ethics matters

Sep 21, 2023 by

by Trevor Stammers, Mercator: Organ transplantation is undoubtedly one of the most significant medical advances of the twentieth century and is often in the headlines. The very first human heart transplant performed in South Africa by Dr...

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GMC removes all references to ‘mother’ from maternity document

Sep 17, 2023 by

By Alex Barton, Telegraph: General Medical Council also updates its internal policy on menopause to remove mentions of women. The General Medical Council has removed all mention of “mothers” from a maternity document for its staff....

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Christian teenager at centre of court battle with NHS has died

Sep 15, 2023 by

by Raymond Powell, Christian Today: A teenager who was fighting doctors to continue life-preserving treatment has tragically died. The 19-year-old, who can only be identified as ST because of court-imposed reporting restrictions, died...

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Lethal Paternalism – The Case of ST

Sep 10, 2023 by

from Anscombe Bioethics Centre: ST’s preparations for her A-Levels were interrupted last year when she was admitted to hospital due to a respiratory arrest, whilst also testing positive for COVID-19. Since then she has been unable to...

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Christian doctor who shared faith with patient cleared of serious misconduct

Sep 6, 2023 by

By staff writer, Christian Today. A Christian doctor who shared his faith with a vulnerable patient has been cleared of serious misconduct by a medical tribunal. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service concluded, however, that Dr...

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Praying Margate doctor overstepped the boundaries, tribunal hears

Sep 5, 2023 by

By Hamish Mureddu-Reid & PA Media, BBC News: A Christian doctor has been told by a medical tribunal that he “overstepped the boundaries” when he prayed with a patient. But Dr Richard Scott, from Margate, has been found not...

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