Medical ethics/Bioethics

AI bots told scientists how to make biological weapons

Even when AI models are updated with safer controls, the older versions are often readily available.

Video of dead Diego Maradona rocks trial of medical team

Diego Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, died in November 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from surgery for a brain clot.

‘Unacceptable abuse’: UK health data of 500,000 people listed for sale in China

Medical data from volunteers helps researchers make scientific discoveries, such as improving the detection and treatment of dementia and cancers.

Skin boosters made from cadavers raise ethical concerns in South Korea

The skin boosters work by injecting extracellular materials such as collagen taken primarily from donated cadavers.

Fake X-rays created by AI fool radiologists – and even AI itself

Only 41 per cent of 17 radiologists from 12 hospitals in six countries spontaneously identified AI-generated images.

South Korea jails doctors for killing baby delivered at 36 weeks

South Korea has decriminalised abortion but political deadlock has prevented governments from passing laws to regulate the practice.

Pakistan battles legions of fake doctors

Mr Abdul Waheed (left) trying to diagnose a minor in his unlicensed clinic on the outskirts of Hyderabad city in Sindh province on Jan 8. Clinics like his are often the first point of care for poor communities.

Over 3 million South Koreans opt out of life-sustaining treatment

Debate over the scope of so-called dignified death remains active in South Korea.

Singapore’s bioethics advisory committee urges caution on heritable gene editing

The Ministry of Health has also not approved heritable gene editing for these purposes as there is currently insufficient evidence of its safety.

Living with dignity after stoma surgery

Moving forward, we need ro talk more openly about stomas to help patients feel less isolated, writes a nurse.

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