World News

Check your breasts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes around each October to highlight the need to raise funds to battle an illness that kills more than 680,000 people every year.

01/10/2021

Health news

Could aspirin be the key to treating aggressive breast cancer?

A new study is looking at how the everyday painkiller could improve the effectiveness of other drugs in treating breast cancer.

19/08/2021

World

UK scientists test cocktail of antibody drugs

The mix, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is to be given to people who have the infection and are at high risk.

24/11/2020

World News

Debunking the myths: which drugs used to treat COVID-19 work?

Several drugs are being used to treat COVID-19 but which ones are actually effective in helping to lessen the effects of the virus? Euronews talks to an expert in intensive care medicine to debunk the myths.

29/07/2020

World News

Remdesivir drug reduces recovery time from COVID-19, says study

Remdesivir interferes with an enzyme that helps RNA viruses to replicate and has been shown to be successful against coronaviruses in laboratory studies.

30/04/2020

USA

Watch: Donald Trump suggests injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19

His comments, which came on the day the US death toll from COVID-19 passed 50,000 people, sparked a backlash online.

24/04/2020

Hungary

Toddler treated with world's priciest drug after fundraising campaign

The drug, Zolgensma, costs €2.2m for one treatment. Last month, six days after the campaign was started, Zente’s mother announced they had raised enough money for the treatment - and now, that treatment has finally started.

30/10/2019

Earth News

Crystal facials: the new sacred skincare trend

The line between skincare, self-care and spirituality is blurring. Facials embracing the power of crystals are the latest route to a glowing complexion, calmer mind and maybe even a connection to the mystical beyond. Euronews Living investigates the trend.

18/09/2019

France

Quadriplegic Frenchman Vincent Lambert has died

Vincent Lambert, a quadriplegic Frenchman who has been in a vegetative state for more than 10 years, has died.

11/07/2019

United Kingdom

First medical cannabis clinic opens in the UK

Britain legalised certain types of cannabis-based treatments last year.

09/03/2019