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France

New toothbrush cleans all your teeth in just 10 seconds

Y-Brush, invented by Lyon-based startup FasTeesH, is a Y-shaped electric toothbrush that is able to reach and clean all the teeth due to its shape and sonic vibrations.

26/07/2018

Belgium

Meet our first #Europeanhero: the nurse

Belgian nurse Liesbeth Moortgat was nominated as part of our #Europeanheroes campaign by one of her long-term patients, Inge Vandelanoot, for whom Liesbeth has become a "mum, wife, and understanding friend".

05/06/2018

United Kingdom

3D printing technique set to revolutionise complex surgery

Operating on the very young or very frail is extremely risky, especially for complex procedures like transplants, Now doctors can make scale models and practice procedures in safety before putting their patients under the knife.

17/05/2018

Australia

Blood donor who saved millions of babies' lives gives last donation

At 81, James Harrison will no longer donate his blood after 1173 donations over six decades, during which his blood's special antibodies, used to make a vital medicine, have saved countless infant lives.

16/05/2018

France

Ambulance operator told dying woman: 'Everyone dies one day'

French woman was dead hours after her plea to emergency services was dismissed.

09/05/2018

Argentina

Marches in Peru & Argentina demand new cannabis laws

Countries dragging their feet on applying relaxations on medical grounds and patients are suffering, say campaigners.

06/05/2018

USA

Soldier receives world's first penis transplant

Us doctors conduct groundbreaking operation on man injured by IED

24/04/2018

French Guiana

Off the grid: A doctor’s ‘gap year’ in remote French Guiana

A nine-hour flight, four-hour drive and four-hour boat trip separates Nicolas Rombauts from his native France. Chasing an adventure, the GP trekked to a remote part of French Guiana to take up his post at a rainforest clinic, that has truly thrown him into the thick of it.

05/04/2018

Greece

Medical cannabis one step closer to legality in Greece

Foreign investors are already planning to begin cultivation this year, with the Greek treasury hoping for high times ahead with tax revenues.

02/03/2018

United Kingdom

Scientists sound off after levitating ants breakthrough

Researchers in England have worked out how to use sound to suspend objects in the air, paving the way for its possible use in medicine.

22/02/2018

USA

NYC sues Big Pharma over opioid crisis

The lawsuit alleges drugmakers and distributors used "deceptive marketing" that got millions of Americans hooked on potent painkillers.

24/01/2018

Poland

Poland spends billions on drugs - but are they the right ones? View

Poland has won acclaim for its system to decide which medicines should be funded by taxpayers but still faces challenges in striking the right balance between expertise and transparency on healthcare policies.

18/12/2017

United Kingdom

A helping hand for ten-year-old Cameron

Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, ten-year-old Cameron Millar will be fitted with a new, 3D-printed prosthetic hand.

18/12/2017

World News

If you want your baby to recognise you, stand to their left

According to a new study, babies are better able to recognise faces presented to their left

17/12/2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai opens $10 million camel hospital

According to its director, the Dubai Camel Hospital is the first of its kind in the world.

16/12/2017

United Kingdom

Baby born with heart outside body survives against the odds

A baby girl born with her heart outside her body is believed to be the first in the UK to survive with the extremely rare condition, ectopia cordis .

13/12/2017

USA

Patient's 'do not resuscitate' chest tattoo presents ethical dilemma

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.

03/12/2017

South Africa

50 years since the first heart transplant, are artificial hearts the f

Half a century ago today South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant

03/12/2017

World News

'Eye shaving': a traditional practice in China

Would you shave your eyes? This traditional Chinese practice is not for the squeamish.

26/11/2017

Mexico

World's 'heaviest man' has surgery to halve his weight

The 33-year-old has weighed as much as 595 kilos

23/11/2017