Wesley J. Smith

Either Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi doesn’t know what is actually happening in biotechnology or she doesn’t care. Actually, I think it is both. The other day, she went into utter hype mode about ESCR that was reminiscent of the bad old days when the only agenda of the Democrats and . . . . Continue Reading »

The UK is permitting terminally ill patients to be listed on a register so that they are not resuscitated by paramedics in the event of a medical emergency. From the story:Health Service paramedics have been told not to resuscitate terminally-ill patients who register on a controversial new database . . . . Continue Reading »

Al Gore is set to head a venture capital foray into the very promising field of induced pluripotent stem cell research. From the story : Former vice president Al Gore is entering the stem cell arena with an announcement today of a $20 million biotech venture in the hot area of “induced . . . . Continue Reading »

The NIH has released its proposed rules regarding funding for ESCR in the wake of the Obama revocation of the Bush funding restrictions. The media pretends that they contain firm ethical limits. From the story:The guidelines restrict funding of work on cells made using certain more experimental . . . . Continue Reading »

This is subtle, but I think, very alarming. The Family Caregiver Alliance touts itself as a resource for people providing care for family members and others. From its “End of Life Choices” published on the FGA Web site:Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) seeks to improve the quality of life . . . . Continue Reading »

The UK’s medical war against the elderly (especially the frail) seems undeniable. First, there was age-based rationing at the NHS. Then, a nurse whistle blower lost her nursing license for publicly telling the truth about elder neglect at a hospital. Now, the British Medical Journal reveals . . . . Continue Reading »

A nurse in the UK reveals terrible abuse and neglect of elderly patients at a hospital in the UK. You’d think the powers that be would give her a medal. Nope. As I reported here yesterday, Margaret Haywood secretly filmed and proved how badly patients were being treated. Her reward? . . . . Continue Reading »

A new report shows that predicting for health outcomes and creating genetic fixes for common diseases is very difficult. From the story:The era of personal genomic medicine may have to wait. The genetic analysis of common disease is turning out to be a lot more complex than expected.Since the human . . . . Continue Reading »

I put much time and effort into reporting stories here at SHS about stem cell research, human cloning, and other matters of biotechnology. But because SHS covers broad areas of concern and interest—and to keep our ponderings varied and lively—of necessity I may miss important stories in . . . . Continue Reading »

Our world is so upside-down. A nurse secretly filmed terrible neglect of elderly UK hospital patients—and she is sanctioned for misconduct! From the story: An undercover nurse who carried out secret filming to reveal the neglect of elderly patients on a hospital ward was found guilty of . . . . Continue Reading »