A Scottish court has recently ruled that a woman was able to use her deceased husband’s sperm for IVF. The couple were pursuing fertility treatment when he died from cancer. Her late husband had st…

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During the coronavirus pandemic, it has come to light that do not resuscitate orders (DNROs) have been applied in a blanket manner to vulnerable and elderly patients. These have been implemented wi…

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The current storage period for embryos and gametes is limited to 10 years, at which point patients must choose whether to undergo fertility treatment or to have their frozen eggs, sperm or embryos …

The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people and there is currently no effective cure or vaccine. There has been a £25m research response to the pandemic, which is fun…

Officials say coronavirus has caused treatment backlog and health workers are exhausted

Those working in the health and care system especially need to tell their stories Pre covid-19 our society was largely a “death-denying” one. We hid death from sight; in nursing [...]More...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed the scope of our National Health Service during the Government’s efforts to combat coronavirus. Hospital staff are under immense pressure, risking their lives a…

Recently, the UK Supreme Court awarded damages for a commercial surrogacy arrangement which took place in California, after a woman pursued the NHS for negligence. This case not only depicts the pe…