The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is asking doctors to test and alert patients of genetic conditions regardless of their desire to know the information. But are doctors and patients equipped to explain and understand this kind of information?
An organ transplant recipient contracted HIV from a kidney donation at a New York hospital. It's the nation's first documented case of HIV transmission via a living donor transplant since the 1980s. How did this happen? What are the repercussions?
Gay men have been banned from donating blood since 1983. But now, a group of senators led by John Kerry are petitioning to put an end to the 27-year-old ban.
A team of scientists have successfully developed new living bacteria from non-living parts. They are calling this development a "synthetic cell." So have we crossed into the brave new world and created artificial life?
The Senate will take up debate on its health care reform bill this week. At the center of that discussion will be how best to cut costs and still maintain good care. What happens when the science clashes with people's feelings about their own care?
President Obama announced Monday that he will convene a summit to discuss what some call America's health care crisis. Our guest, Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania, calls it an ethical crisis.