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Romania

Woman dies after being set ablaze during surgery in Romania

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into the incident.

30/12/2019

Germany

Secrets of Germany's virus island revealed

There's an island in Germany with a laboratory full of viruses.

29/12/2019

United Kingdom

World Aids Day: how did Edinburgh become the 'Aids capital of Europe'?

How did the Scottish capital become known as the Aids capital of Europe in the 1980s? The answer lies somewhere between Tory austerity, the 1979 Islamic Revolution and pioneering research.

01/12/2019

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The future's bright: Boy cries after seeing colours for the first time

Colourblind Jonathan Jones, 12, had his world brightened when he tried on a special pair of glasses.

23/11/2019

United Kingdom

Two cannabis-based medicines approved for Britian's NHS

Two cannabis-based medicines were approved for epilepsy and multiple sclerosis patients have been approved by NHS England.

11/11/2019

World News

Web Summit 2019: AI and drug development mark new era for pharma

Web Summit 2019: AI and drug development mark new era for pharma

07/11/2019

Europe News

Meet the biohackers seeking to turbocharge their bodies and minds

Biohackers believe that we should be using all the technology available to make our bodies and minds work the best they can in everyday life. And they held a summit about it in Helsinki over the weekend. We went to meet them.

04/11/2019

World News

Euroviews. Why stigma is still Europe's biggest barrier to preventing the spread and treatment of HIV ǀ View

Whilst I agree that funding is certainly one of the main foundations needed to implement free access to the HIV-prevention drug, I would argue that this issue is very much engrained in societal attitudes towards gay and bisexual men, as well as broader government policies concerning LGBT rights.

25/10/2019

United Kingdom

Women die needlessly from heart attacks because of gender gap in care

New research has found that smoking and unhealthy living has a far worse impact on women than men.

30/09/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Robots set to join surgical teams across the UK

The NHS is developing a £50 million framework for robotic surgical equipment. Surgeons use computers to operate four robotic arms, which are used to control instruments.

17/09/2019

Czech Republic

Czech baby delivered after brain-dead mother kept alive for 117 days

Eliska was born on August 15. Her mother, 27, was declared brain dead on April 21.

03/09/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As a GP, I'm happy FaceApp is making us all think about old age - for once ǀ View

FaceApp has taken the world by storm in the last week, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. [...] It turns out we are more interested in ageing than we realised.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Rare conjoined twins successfully separated in London

Safa and Marwa were born as craniopagus twins — joined at the head. They were separated in London after four operations and 55 hours of operating time.

17/07/2019

France

Quadriplegic Frenchman Vincent Lambert has died

Vincent Lambert, a quadriplegic Frenchman who has been in a vegetative state for more than 10 years, has died.

11/07/2019

World News

New hope to end cervical cancer as HPV vaccine have major impact

Researchers said on Wednesday a vaccination against HPV is having a major impact on stopping infections and should significantly reduce cases of the disease within a decade.

28/06/2019

France

French doctor charged with poisoning patients

An anaesthetist in France is suspected of poisoning patients during surgery to trigger heart failures and then heroically bring them back from death's doorstep.

17/05/2019

USA

Babies with 'Bubble Boy' diseased cured with gene therapy

Eight babies were cured by the experimental treatment.

18/04/2019

World News

Euroviews. How the EU fails patients trying to access critical medicines ǀ View

Patients in Europe are unable to access the medicines they need, failed by an inconsistent system across the EU. A progressive plan for the future of healthcare provision across the continent is much needed.

09/04/2019

Australia

Watch: Parkinson's sufferers say infrared light helmets ease symptoms

While there is no scientific proof the devices work, researchers are now starting clinical trials.

29/03/2019

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Shake it Off: Stress-Proof Your Brain

The latest technique to slay anxiety, emotional blockages and stress

18/03/2019