Concerns over Breast Implants Linked to Rare Form of Cancer

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Textured breast implants manufactured by Allergan were withdrawn from the European market in December 2018 after a small number of women were found to have developed a rare type of blood cancer called Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL). According to Macmillan Cancer Support, ALCL develops when white blood cells (T-cells) become abnormal and build up […]

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Top 5 ethical issues in medicine

A leading medical ethicist lists his top 5 ethical issues in medicine today and in the near future. 1. Medical errors No one knows exactly how many people are killed each year by medical errors, but it is in the hundreds of thousands in the United States and tens of thousands in the United Kingdom. […]

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