by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Forty years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby born through IVF, a study carried out by the Pew Research Center has revealed that 33% of American adults have personally used or know someone who has used fertility treatment to have a child....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The application of CRISPR to embryos not only modifies the embryo in question, but also makes permanent changes to all descendants. Felicity Boardman, Professor of Social Science and Systems in Health at Warwick University in England, warns of the inherent dangers in...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
Medical diagnostics software is creating a furore in the UK by allegedly making more accurate diagnoses than doctors themselves! This software was developed by Babylon, a company that specialises in artificial intelligence and works closely with the National Health...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The British public health system needs to cap its expenditure. Reimbursement of IVF for infertile or same sex couples is an enormous potential saving that hospitals are beginning to take on board. The London borough of Croydon was the first to stop funding IVF...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | GMO
In Burkina Faso, the National Agency of Biosafety (NAB) is set to authorise the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the coming weeks. Since 2012, the village of Sourkoudiguin has been a focal point for the Target Malaria project. Financed to the tune of $70...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
A coding error has triggered the breach of data held for 150,000 British patients who had opted out of sharing their confidential health information. The error was flagged up when TPP, a leading NHS IT supplier[1], switched to a new coding system to manage electronic...