Wesley J. Smith

Pallliative care experts in the UK are charging that terminally ill patients are being intentionally misdiagnosed as being close to death in order to enable doctors to stop treatment and instead dehydrate the patient to death. My contacts in the UK have been warning me about the “Liverpool . . . . Continue Reading »

A mouse experiment may open the door that will change everything. Scientists have created mature eggs from ovarian stem cells, fertilized them, and brought forth baby  mice. If this can be applied to human  beings, it will open the door to mass human cloning experiments required to . . . . Continue Reading »

This could be a huge development, both scientifically and ethically. A report published in Nature Cell Biology reports that scientists have made mature eggs from ovarian stem cells, and then fertilized the eggs, resulting in live births.  From the study (no link, 12 April 2009):The idea that . . . . Continue Reading »

The public option is far from all that is wrong with Obamacare.  But it is a big chunk of the problem, and it looks like POTUS is ready to traverse a different course. From the story:Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a . . . . Continue Reading »

A scientist says he can create dinosaurs out of chickens.  From the story:A Canadian palaeontologist believes that he can manipulate chicken embryos in order to create a dinosaur. Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at McGill University in Montreal, said he aims to . . . . Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago, I was flown to Chicago with Jennifer Lahl to participate in a stem cell discussion/debate after the airing of Lines That Divide. It will be streaming live at this link at 7:00 PM tonight Central Time.  The discussion was good and at times, spirited.  A woman cured of the . . . . Continue Reading »

Scientists in the UK are using a patient’s own stem cells to treat hip problems. From the story:British scientists have developed a stem cell technique which is being used by patients to avoid hip replacements, in a major medical breakthrough. Doctors in Southampton are using the pioneering . . . . Continue Reading »

The push for Obamacare has been profoundly disingenuous, to the point of mendacity. (Yes, yes, I know: Opponents have told some whoppers, too, such as that the bill pushes euthanasia. But it does open the door for health care rationing.) The push is very Clintonian, as in debating the meaning of . . . . Continue Reading »

The CDC’s guidelines for giving priority to the in-short-supply H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine puts people age 65 and older at the end of the line.  The CDC seems to have a cogent reason for putting seniors last: They appear to be less susceptible to swine flu infection than younger . . . . Continue Reading »

The CDC has published practice guidelines for giving inoculations for the H1N1 (swine) flu.  Because there is not enough vaccine to immediately inoculate everyone, priority is being given to the following categories of younger people (and health care workers).  From the CDC  . . . . Continue Reading »