by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 9 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
It is estimated that 80% of adults in the United States will suffer from back and neck pain once or twice in their lifetime. This is usually caused by the breakdown of discs: these load-bearing structures, which cushion the spinal vertebrae, are mainly composed of a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 9 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Seventy doctors and specialists treating brain-injury patients in a persistent vegetative state or minimally conscious state have published an opinion piece in Le Figaro in which they condemn the “living conditions imposed upon Mr Vincent Lambert”. ...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 9 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The NHS[1] is distributing the contraceptive implant in schools “like Smarties”. In 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, 10,593 girls under 16 years old (with an NHS number) were given a contraceptive implant including 39 girls aged 12 and under. These figures do...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 9 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Jérôme Hamon is the first man to undergo a second face transplant[1]. His body rejected the first transplant after five years. The partially necrosed face had to be removed and the patient had to spend over two months in intensive care, without a face, waiting for a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 9 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The number of post-overdose deaths is increasing in the United States[1]. These are young people who have often agreed to donate their organs. Their deaths could help to tackle the organ shortage in the U.S. Since 2000, the number of transplants performed following...