Halfway Through this Journey: Talking about dying
Benjamin Franklin is widely credited with the pithy aphorism 'in this world nothing can be said to be…
Rise of the Healthcare Robots: Five Ethical Issues To Consider
Once considered the subject of our imagination, best left in the realm of science fiction, robots are…
My right to have non-politically correct views
Two years ago I posted a blog about the censuring of debate and free speech which is probably more relevant…
In five years time (or less), expect to see the UK permit the creation of GM babies
There has been a flurry of news reports (and here) in favour of a new technology that could edit…
Time is not money: learning to value relationships
Life as a missionary doctor certainly has its unique challenges, and one of those is trying to fit…
Freedom of conscience in medicine is under sustained attack but is worth fighting for
I have previously highlighted the case of two Glasgow midwives who were disciplined by their NHS…
Do you know what happened to the girl in this iconic Pulitzer prize winning photo from the Vietnam War?
On 8 June 1972, a plane bombed the village of Trang Bang, near Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in South…
Christians: inherently generous?
New research shows that Christians are more generous than the general population when it comes to donation,…
Flesh and Blood – giving more than money
A campaign to mobilise churches to increase the number of blood and organ donors in the UK has been launched…
Families of children with significant disabilities indicate that their lives are enriched
Alex Schadenberg has this last week reported on a new study on children with trisomy 13 and 18 (Patau's…