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Inside Slovenia’s debate over its new assisted dying law

Slovenian lawmakers passed an assisted dying bill last month, but opponents are already rallying to repeal it.

13/08/2025

Healthcare

Doctors vs AI: Who wins in the battle of medical diagnosis?

While the AI system was faster and about as accurate, doctors offered more empathetic and personalised reports in a diagnostic competition in Shanghai.

29/07/2025

Europe News

German doctor on trial for allegedly murdering 15 gravely ill patients

Prosecutors allege that Johannes M, 40, administered lethal doses of anaesthetic and muscle relaxants without consent, causing rapid respiratory arrest.

14/07/2025

Europe News

German authorities probe doctor suspected of killing several patients

Investigators are examining "past deaths", with a special commission having already performed "several autopsies and exhumations" as part of the probe.

08/07/2025

Health news

Meet the doctors who rushed to save lives after deadly Air India crash

Many believe that the death toll would have been higher if it had not been for the intervention of the trainee doctors and students.

17/06/2025

Germany

German court sentences Syrian torture doctor to life imprisonment

Alaa M was found guilty of crimes committed at military hospitals in Syria at the start of the country's civil war. The 40-year-old later moved to Germany, where he worked as an orthopaedic surgeon.

16/06/2025

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Argentine hospital staff protest over pay and conditions

Medical staff and administrative workers at Garrahan Hospital, a leading paediatric centre in Buenos Aires, staged a protest to demand urgent salary increases from President Javier Milei’s government.

04/06/2025

Healthcare

Europe's doctors are getting older. Which countries are most at risk?

Projections reveal that an ageing health workforce is struggling to keep pace with the EU's rapidly ageing population. This is why it's an issue.

10/05/2025

Israel

Israel admits 'professional failures' killing of 15 medics

Eight Red Crescent personnel, six Civil Defence workers and a UN staffer were killed in the shooting before dawn on 23 March by troops conducting operations in Tel al-Sultan, a district of Rafah in southern Gaza.

20/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Which EU regions have the lowest and highest hospital concentration?

Germans have the shortest drives to get to the nearest hospitals but which EU residents face the longest journeys to access healthcare?

10/04/2025

Healthcare

Wanted: Remote town seeks new doctor with €400k salary and free rent

Applications to work as the sole doctor in a town of 500 people in the Australian Outback close on Sunday.

28/03/2025

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Laughter and samba: Carnival comes to Rio’s little patients

Clowns and musicians turned a Rio hospital into a carnival celebration, bringing music, dance, and laughter to children, parents, and medical staff on the pediatric ward.

12/03/2025

France

Hundreds of foreign doctors go on hunger strike in France

Although Emmanuel Macron's government pledged last year to give them more protection, some still earn three times as little as their colleagues.

05/03/2025

Portugal

Portuguese national health service troubles continue

A specialist in health economics believes that the SNS' problem lies with its management capacity and that there may be a solution to the chaos. But the government has yet to act and patients continue to wait long hours to receive medical attention.

13/02/2025

Europe in Motion

In which European countries is it easiest to see a doctor?

The European health sector is facing a workforce crisis. With an ageing doctor population, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel.

23/01/2025

Europe in Motion

Which jobs do Europeans trust the most and the least?

Across 21 different professions, Europeans trust doctors and scientists the most. Meanwhile, politicians are the least trusted, despite a gradual increase since reaching a low in 2018.

17/01/2025

Health news

Why having a stressed surgeon could mean a more successful surgery

The research suggests there’s an optimal level of stress that helps experienced surgeons perform.

15/01/2025

Health news

Small Italian town forbids residents to get sick

The declaration comes amid severe workforce shortages in the region and across Italy.

08/01/2025

Health news

Germany aims to keep thousands of Syrian doctors after al-Assad's fall

Amid workforce shortages in Germany, healthcare leaders hope Syrian doctors will stay put after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

19/12/2024

Healthcare

Slovakia passes law that could ban doctors from quitting

Violators could be imprisoned under the emergency measure, which can last for up to 120 days.

12/12/2024