Spain surgeons cut giant 25kg tumour from woman's womb
Surgeons in Spain successfully removed a giant benign tumour weighing 25 kilograms (55 pounds) from the womb of a 47-year-old woman, the hospital treating her said on Wednesday.
Dec 4, 2013
Archive: 04/12/2013
Food poverty becomes UK health emergency
University of Liverpool experts have warned that food poverty in the UK could become a public health emergency.
Dec 4, 2013
Swallowing a diagnostic pill
A tiny capsule that can carry out a chemical analysis of the contents of one's stomach could identify the presence of so-called "occult" blood at very low levels. The data is automatically broadcast to an external monitoring ...
Dec 4, 2013
Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies
Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on their developing babies.
Dec 4, 2013
Website supports young people with chronic illnesses
A new resource to help young people with long-term illnesses make the transition into adult health services has been launched by Alan Sothern, Irish International hockey player who has Type 1 diabetes.
Dec 4, 2013
Burnout equal among inpatient and outpatient doctors, study finds
The perception that doctors who are based in hospitals burn out quicker than doctors in outpatient settings is just wrong – doctor burnout happens equally, according to a new Mayo Clinic study, published in the November ...
Dec 4, 2013
