France

Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks

"Exhausted caregivers = endangered patients", "Public hospitals in life-threatening emergency" were some of the protesters' mottos.

14/11/2019

Algeria

Algeria protests: 50 police officers and dozens of demonstrators injured

The largest anti-government protest for eight years sees 45 people arrested. Algerian's urge President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down.

02/03/2019

USA

'Skin-like' sensors allow intensive care babies to bond more easily

The new technology eliminates the traditional wires and electrodes, protecting baby's skin and allowing better access for nurses and family.

01/03/2019

World News

Faulty surgery devices scandal | Raw Politics

Raw Politics discusses an investigative report on medical devices that are faulty, causing thousands of people to suffer

26/11/2018

Germany

Killer nurse pleads guilty to 100 further murders

Niels Hogel, 41, told a court that the charges against him were largely accurate, news agency dpa reported. The trial began with a minute of silence for the victims.

30/10/2018

Germany

Germany debates opt-out system for organ donations

Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn is pushing for the country to adopt an opt-out policy for organ donations as the number of donors sink to its lowel-ever level.

03/09/2018

Austria

Keeping patients safe: our next #Europeanhero is a hospital cleaner

When Juliana Vintala was working as a tax consultant in Romania, she never envisaged working as a cleaner. But in Vienna, she found work as a hospital cleaner, and this #Europeanhero is pleased to make patients more comfortable.

30/07/2018

Yemen

Yemen hospitals under pressure

The fighting around the Houthi-controlled port has claimed at least 280 lives

23/06/2018

Spain

Benidorm ambulance drivers fail drug test after 'losing' British patient

An ambulance in Benidorm lost a British tourist who was injured in a fight. Just how the patient strayed off could be down to the medic and driver testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.

03/05/2018

United Kingdom

Life support ‘withdrawn’ from toddler Alfie Evans as parents lose appeal

The parents of a boy with a degenerative neurological condition have been locked in a legal battle in the UK as they seek further treatment to keep him alive.

24/04/2018

Austria

Afghan man 'admits' Vienna knife attacks

Four people were targeted in two seperate knife attacks in the Austrian capital.

08/03/2018

South Korea

More than 40 killed in South Korea hospital blaze

The cause of the fire in the city of Miryang is not yet known

26/01/2018

Germany

German nurse is charged with 97 new murders

If convicted, the health worker could become Germany's deadliest serial killer.

22/01/2018