Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day:
1. Doctor accused of masterminding Indian kidney thefts arrested
(AFP) Police apprehended Amit Kumar and his brother in Nepal. Kumar reportedly fled India after details of his massive illegal organ transplant operation surfaced last month.
2. Hospitals trying to improve informed consent forms
(Wall Street Journal) Approaches include the “teach back” method, writing the forms at a lowering reading level and the use of interactive digital diagrams.
3. Do you tell your child about using an egg donor?
(Boston Globe) Most psychologists recommend that parents be open with a child about his or her genetic origins. But surveys indicate that a large portion of parents who have used donated eggs keep that fact a secret.
4. Questions about Jarvik’s qualifications, rowing ability
(New York Times) Members of Congress are continuing to look into the Lipitor ads in which heart device inventor Robert Jarvik appears rowing. It recently came out that Jarvik wasn’t actually rowing (they used a double), which some say makes the ads dishonest.
5. British researchers create embryo with DNA from one man and two women
(The Telegraph (UK)) Researchers hope the technique could be used to prevent genetic diseases caused by flaws in the mitochondria.