Read more medical ethics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30815/medical-ethics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:42:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68494/cia-docs-accused-of-human-experimentation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCIA doctors who monitored the agency's "enhanced interrogation" of terror suspects may be guilty of war crimes linked to human experimentation, according to a new report from a medical ethics group. The report from Physicians for Human Rights accuses the doctors and psychologists of being involved at every stage of...http://www.newser.com/story/68494/cia-docs-accused-of-human-experimentation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 4:34:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66634/ezekiel-emanuel-no-doctor-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo hear conservative bloggers tell it, Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm’s brother, is a bean-counting euthanasia enthusiast who wants to deny care for the disabled. The New York Post dubbed him a “deadly doctor,” and Sarah Palin warned supporters to fear his “Orwellian thinking.” It’s pretty ironic, writes Alex Koppelman for Salon,...http://www.newser.com/story/66634/ezekiel-emanuel-no-doctor-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56538/psychologists-doctors-helped-with-interrogations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPsychologists and physicians who assisted the CIA's harsh interrogation program are being accused of violating the most basic principles of their professions, the Washington Post reports. The newly released CIA memos confirm that on-site psychologists—generally contract workers with the agency—took an active role in the program, offering ideas...http://www.newser.com/story/56538/psychologists-doctors-helped-with-interrogations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Apr 2009 10:19:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56420/cheap-deadly-beauty-fix-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIllegal and potentially fatal silicone injections—a cheaper way to plump up the body than cosmetic surgery—are on the rise, the New York Times reports. The underground treatment, usually administered at home or at "pumping parties," has spread among Latinas and transgender women attracted by the quick way to...http://www.newser.com/story/56420/cheap-deadly-beauty-fix-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 7:28:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55487/red-cross-med-workers-complicit-in-gitmo-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Red Cross is accusing medical personnel of deep involvement in CIA torture at Guantanamo, calling it “a gross breach of medical ethics,” the New York Times reports. Medical professionals monitored procedures such as waterboarding, telling interrogators to “continue, to adjust, or stop particular methods,” finds a Red Cross report....http://www.newser.com/story/55487/red-cross-med-workers-complicit-in-gitmo-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 7:31:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52269/pharma-infiltrates-harvards-ivory-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tentacles of big pharma have made their way into the upper echelons of academia, the New York Times reports: Harvard Medical School is packed with professors with industry ties, and that has students concerned. With 149 profs connected to Pfizer and 130 to Merck, fears that the influence of...http://www.newser.com/story/52269/pharma-infiltrates-harvards-ivory-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 10:11:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51613/safer-down-syndrome-tests-give-birth-to-ethics-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew tests to detect Down syndrome early in pregnancy look highly promising to some experts—but they’re prompting new ethical and medical questions, the Washington Post reports. The procedures, to be publicly available in June, appear safer and more accurate than current options. But Down syndrome and anti-abortion activists fear...http://www.newser.com/story/51613/safer-down-syndrome-tests-give-birth-to-ethics-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 11:23:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50321/octuplets-mom-offers-first-look-at-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOctuplet mom Nadya Suleman gave the Today show the first look at her babies—while maintaining that she can handle raising 14 children, MSNBC reports. “This is my choice, to be a single parent,” said Suleman. “I will do the best I possibly can. And in my own way, in...http://www.newser.com/story/50321/octuplets-mom-offers-first-look-at-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 11:48:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50015/60-year-old-canadian-gives-birth-to-twins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 60-year-old Canadian woman gave birth to twins this week, the CBC reports. Ranjit Hayer and her twin boys, delivered 7 weeks prematurely by cesarean section, are recovering in intensive care. Hayer underwent in vitro fertilization after trying to get pregnant for decades, but even her obstetrician has ethical concerns....http://www.newser.com/story/50015/60-year-old-canadian-gives-birth-to-twins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 14:59:28 CST