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First 'carbon neutral' cancer surgery performed in the UK

The lessons learned on low-carbon procedures - from anaesthesia to energy efficiency - are set to be rolled out across the NHS.

26/05/2022

Sweden

Disgraced Italian surgeon on trial in Sweden over windpipe transplants

Seven of the eight patients treated by the former scientist have since died.

27/04/2022

Health news

Patient without COVID vaccine denied heart transplant by US hospital

The Boston hospital said it is their policy that all transplant patients be COVID vaccinated because of the higher risks of them dying from the virus.

27/01/2022

Colombia

Colombian cycling star Egan Bernal 'conscious' following bus collision

Bernal slammed at high speed into a bus while he was training with his teammates 30 kilometres outside the capital Bogota.

27/01/2022

Health news

US doctors transplant pig heart into human in world-first surgery

The groundbreaking surgery marks the latest step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants in humans.

11/01/2022

Austria

Surgeon in Austria fined for amputating patient's wrong leg

A regional court found the 43-year-old surgeon guilty of gross negligence.

02/12/2021

Health news

Pig-to-human transplants move a step closer to reality

A team in New York successfully completed a three day experimental transplant of a pig kidney to a brain-dead patient.

20/10/2021

Earth News

Euroviews. How and why hospital surgery is contributing to the climate emergency

Most surgeons are not even aware of the scale of surgical practice’s carbon footprint, despite it being hefty.

16/10/2021

Lithuania

Full Metal Palate? Doctors find 1kg of nuts and bolts in man's stomach

Doctors at a hospital in Lithuania have found more than a kilogram of small metal objects inside a man’s stomach.

04/10/2021

Kosovo

Prisoner in Kosovo puts bile in mobile as Nokia is found in stomach

Pin-digestion? The prisoner had been complaining of stomach pain for days before doctors discovered the Nokia phone.

07/09/2021

Health news

The first Europe-made artificial heart has been implanted in Italy

A bioprosthetic heart made by French company Carmat has been implanted in a patient in Naples marking its first commercial sale and use.

24/07/2021

Vatican

Pope Francis had a temporary 'fever episode' after his recent surgery

Routine tests and scans proved negative after the pope developed the temporary fever. However, he is still eating and moving around unassisted.

09/07/2021

Austria

Austrian man has the wrong leg amputated in 'tragic' mistake

An elderly man in Austria has had the wrong leg amputated after a "tragic" mistake at a clinic near the Czech border.

21/05/2021

Health news

Is the world’s smallest wireless chip the future of healthcare?

Devices like pacemakers have kept millions alive. But injectable wireless chips the size of a grain of salt could eventually replace these lifesaving devices.

17/05/2021

United Kingdom

Robotic surgery system used across Europe completes 1,000 operations

Robot surgery is burgeoning across Europe and the wider world, with one UK-built surgical robot now completing more than 1,000 operations.

26/11/2020

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Maradona fans gather outside clinic where star undergoes brain surgery

Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, his personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, said.

04/11/2020

United Arab Emirates

Cutting edge robotic surgery helps combat COVID-19 in Dubai

Robots have been employed by surgeons in Dubai. Ai technology is used for machine learning. Robots can digest large amounts of information by watching previous operations. Using intricate algorithms the robot recognises any irregularities and informs the surgeon to aid decision making.

22/10/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. COVID-19 is sparking change in how high-risk patients are cared for with remote treatments ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to a change our usual care practices and to rely on remote patient monitoring. Even when the COVID-19 crisis is over, this change is likely to bed itself in routine clinical practice.

28/05/2020

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This violinist played her instrument during brain surgery

It was part of a bid to help surgeons avoid damaging key parts of her brain.

19/02/2020

France

Long wait for transplant surgery brings limb donation into spotlight

A double amputee is urging people to discuss their wishes about donating their bodies to medical science after they die.

14/02/2020