USA 03/12/2017 Patient's 'do not resuscitate' chest tattoo presents ethical dilemma for doctors A patient at a Miami hospital presented a conundrum for medical staff when they found wishes for his end of life care tattooed on his body.
South Africa 03/12/2017 50 years since the first heart transplant, are artificial hearts the future? 50 years ago today South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant
world news 26/11/2017 'Eye shaving': a traditional practice in China Would you shave your eyes? This traditional Chinese practice is not for the squeamish.
Mexico 23/11/2017 World's 'heaviest man' has surgery to halve his weight The 33-year-old has weighed as much as 595 kilos
futuris 20/11/2017 A global reference tool to fight Alzheimer's Scientists developed a global reference tool for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
world news 20/11/2017 Decision day for EMA and EBA With Brexit looming, the EU is deciding where to house two key European agencies.
futuris 20/11/2017 Takeaway: Alzheimer early detection Over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s No cure exists today However researchers are making rapid progress focussing on a small protein in the brain called Abeta…
world news 09/11/2017 Wonders of science: dying boy gets new skin - and new life In a lab in Italy, scientists have grown replacement skin for a young boy who had lost most of his to a rare and devastating genetic disease.
USA 07/11/2017 The science behind why we can't look away from tragedy Why death and destruction command our attention and how to stop the news from negatively affecting your health.
brussels bureau 18/10/2017 Divisions behind Barcelona bid for EMA Spain's crisis with Catalonia impacts on the bid to become the next base for the EU's pharmaceutical watchdog
futuris 16/10/2017 Plenoptic x-rays: an alternative to CT scans “Computerised tomography – or CT Scans – have been one of the greatest achievements in medical imaging.
futuris 16/10/2017 Takeaway: How can wine corks help our health? This experimental camera makes a 3D image from a single photo Two corks are positioned at different distances After the photo is taken, its focus point can be changed The secret is a special lens cove
world news 02/10/2017 US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on circadian rhythms U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young have won the 2017 Nobel prize for medici
United Kingdom 21/09/2017 Judge passes 'landmark' ruling on right-to-die cases in the UK The ruling could be the first step towards a "person-centred" end of life care agenda in the UK
USA 10/09/2017 A 'pen' that can diagnose cancer in 10 seconds This device may help surgeons to operate more efficiently on cancer patients
world news 07/09/2017 A glimpse at the life-changing work of an ocularist For Jenny Geelenn crafting artificial eyes is a lifelong mission.
Canada 09/08/2017 Children with heart disease enjoy specialised summer camp At the "Heart Heros" summer camp children with heart disease, who might not otherwise get the camp experience, can enjoy being kids.
View 28/07/2017 Charlie Gard shows cost of using law to settle 'human' questions: View Expensive, slow but most of all painful - the case around a British baby's care teaches many lessons
Aid Zone 20/07/2017 Inside the rainforest's medicine cabinet Natural disasters can leave communities to fend for themselves but with support they can use their environment to help.
