More than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits.And patients who are accompanied on such visits tend to be more satisfied with the visit, according to a study published in the July

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT S decision on May 19 to allow laboratories in Britain to create a new kind of embryo, part human and part animal, was hailed as a victory for science over religious (and specifically Catholic) doctrine. (Catholic News)

Today's neuroscientists need more than laboratory skills to discover how the brain works. Professor Judy Illes from the University of British Columbia describes the 'critical challenges' that the ethics of neuroscience - neuroethics - presents. (MedicExchange)