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Getting healthcare in another EU member state

How to get medical treatment in other European countries is a concern for many EU citizens. John in Weston-super-Mare, (England) asks Utalk: “

Syria

Syria: child malnutrition now "serious" - UNICEF

UNICEF says the level of acute malnutrition among displaced children in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama and Deir-ez-Zor is now “serious”. The

France

Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning French farmer

A court in Lyon, France has upheld a 2012 ruling finding US biotech company Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer. Grain grower

Ukraine

Polio: first outbreak in Europe for five years

The World Health Organisation says two young children have been paralysed in the first polio outbreak in Europe for five years. Both cases are in

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World News

St John of God religious order wins Princess of Asturias Concord Award

The 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord has gone to the Catholic religious order the Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God. The

USA

Tributes pour in for horror filmmaker Wes Craven

Tributes have been paid to the US horror filmmaker Wes Craven, who’s died in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Twitter has been flooded with comments in

Sport

German sailor Heil infected by Rio's polluted water

Serbia

War criminal Nikola Sainovic back in Serbia after 18 years in prison

The former deputy prime minister of Yugoslavia Nikola Sainovic has returned to Serbia after serving two-thirds of his prison sentence. He had been

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Astronaut Academy: keeping space crew health in check

Floating around in space may sound like fun, but it can put all sort of stresses and strains on the human body. Volker Damann is Head of the Medicine

USA

Carter: former US President has brain cancer

Former US President Jimmy Carter has told reporters he has been diagnosed with brain cancer and will undergo radiation treatment. It comes barely a

United Kingdom

UK body back e-cigarettes

A UK government agency says e-cigarettes should be made available on prescription

World News

Female libido drug 'Addyi' approved by US regulator despite safety fears

A drug dubbed the “female Viagra” – even though it works differently – has been approved by US regulators the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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ESA Astronaut trainer André Rosenberger explains how you get fit for space

Ghana

Ghana: doctors extend strike

Doctors in Ghana have extended a strike that is emptying hospitals and posing a stiff challenge to the government of President John Mahama. They are

USA

Former President Jimmy Carter diagnosed with cancer

Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Wednesday that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. A statement from the Carter Centre made it clear the

Liberia

Liberia launches child registration drive post Ebola crisis

The Liberian government is on a drive to register more than 70,000 children born at the height of the Ebola epidemic. 70,000 Liberian births

USA

Zion Harvey, 8, becomes youngest ever to receive double hand transplant

American boy Zion Harvey has made history by becoming the first ever child to receive a double-hand transplant. He lost his hands and both feet due

United Kingdom

Supermarket bans sugary drinks "to help cut childhood obesity"

World News

Meningitis: WHO in plea to avoid outbreak

The World Health Organisation is calling for vaccine production to be increased to ward off a potential outbreak of meningitis. #Africa risks large

Korea

South Korea declares end to MERS, World Health Organization exercises caution

South Korea has declared a “de facto end” to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS. The coronavirus has so far killed 36