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New cases of MERS
Saudi Arabia confirmed 20 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), adding up to 49 infections in six days, a sudden increase of...
UK melanoma uptick
The incidence of the most serious skin cancer in the UK is now five times higher than it was in the 1970s, reports BBC...
Enzyme from modified goat
Scientists in Brazil have genetically modified a goat to produce milk with an enzyme to treat a rare genetic disorder. The goat, named Gluca,...
How memory works
Scientists at the Salk Institute have created a new model of memory that explains how neurons retain select memories a few hours after an...
Transplanted windpipes
Doctors in Belgium say they’ve successfully transplanted windpipes in six patients by first placing donor tissue in the patients’ arms. ‘This discovery expands the...
New strain of Ebola
The Ebola virus that has killed scores of people in Guinea this year is a new strain, scientists report. ‘The source of the virus...
Whistleblower wins against NHS
A whistleblowing heart doctor, who sounded the alarm about poor care and patient deaths at his own hospital, has won a major legal victory...
Hearing aid in a smartphone
The main problem with hearing aids has less to do with technology and more to do with culture: Many people who need the aids...
Raoul de Villiers
Renowned Cape Town surgeon Professor Raoul de Villiers, who worked alongside heart transplant pioneer Professor Christiaan Barnard when the two were still laboratory researchers,...
The return of the house call in US
A relic from the medical past – the house call – is returning to favour in some US hospitals’ palliative care programmes, which are...