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Snake oil or science? Homeopathy in Europe
The University of Lille is the latest European higher education institution to suspend its provision of training in homeopathy. Is the tide turning against a complementary medical practice that relies on the "memory" of the remedies it proposes? We investigate.
World News
Japanese medical school apologises for marking down female entrance candidates
Tokyo Medical University has apologised after admitting it has been marking female candidates down for over a decade. Many in the country worry that female doctors will take time off for maternity leave, and create a doctor shortage.
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.
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.
