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French Elderly: New Law Projected for 2021

French Elderly: New Law Projected for 2021

On September 22, French President, Emmanuel Macron announced during his visit to an “EPHAD” (nursing home establishments for aged and dependent individuals) that a bill for the elderly is being planned for the beginning of 2021. The advisory phase called the "Laroque...

Further Extension of Euthanasia in Belgium

Further Extension of Euthanasia in Belgium

On March 5th the Belgian Federal Parliament voted to further extend legislation in favor of increasing access to euthanasia. The revised law also plans to eliminate conscientious objection for healthcare professionals. It should be underscored that the State Council...

CRISPR: Clinical Trial on a Blind Patient

CRISPR: Clinical Trial on a Blind Patient

The CRISPR-Cas9 genetic engineering technique is currently being tested on an adult patient with a rare form of blindness. The patient has a rare hereditary eye disease known as Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) which progressively leads to blindness, due to a gene...