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Illegal medical devices to feed newborns were sold around world
A company and its director have been found guilty of illegally supplying specialist medical equipment for feeding newborn babies in hospital critical care settings around the world. Medicina Ltd and Kenneth Harrison, from Bolton, were convicted of…
HLB Life Science secures 5th state grant to develop medical hemp therapies
HLB Life Science R&D, the research and development subsidiary of HLB, a prominent Korean life sciences conglomerate, has been selected for its fifth government-backed research project this year, according to the firm. Under the project, HLB Life…
The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial
Ever since Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology emerged in the early 2010s, ethical questions around genetically altered humans, so-called designer babies, have become increasingly urgent. There is already a worldwide legal prohibition. No country…
Curious' Yorkshire staff accessing medical records in 'worrying trend
More than a dozen cases of unlawful access to medical records have been uncovered at the NHS Trust responsible for running York and Scarborough hospitals. During the past five years, nearly 20 members of staff have improperly accessed patient…
The Medical Fridge That Borrowed a 3,000-Year-Old Idea
Korean industrial designer Yongwon Kim just posted a concept on Behance that made me stop my scroll completely. It's called EVAPOT, and it's a medical fridge. But the way it works is what makes it genuinely remarkable. EVAPOT is an evaporative…
Addicted to Ritalin: When ADHD medication becomes a solution for every problem
In recent weeks, one of the most dramatic figures ever seen in Israel regarding ADHD was published. A new study by the Ministry of Health found that between the years 2020 and 2025, there was a 98% increase in the consumption of ADHD medication in…
These church members disagree on politics. Together they're wiping out medical debt.
Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We've got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near…
Human cells just learned a computer trick that could rewrite future medical treatments
Human cells processed multiple biological signals using fewer genetic instructions simultaneously RNA trans-splicing allowed cells to execute complex computational operations efficiently Researchers built living versions of computer adders and…
Rs 700-cr medical supplies fraud: Key suspect 'manipulated tenders', missing; hunt on
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government has conducted multiple raids after Rajiv Rangila, a “supplier and pharmaceutical trader” accused of manipulating tenders linked to the Rs 700-crore procurement fraud case, was…
Jeanne-Marie survived 'mother of all surgeries', but bias nearly broke her. How to fix medical misogyny
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The pain was so excruciating that Dr Jeanne-Marie Van Der Westhuizen would have preferred death. As she lay in her hospital bed, she could feel a…
Wimbledon match stopped as fan collapses in stands and umpire calls medics over
FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME'S Wimbledon fourth round clash with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was stopped for 10 minutes as a fan required medical assistance in the stands. The third set was locked at 1-1 when it became apparent that someone was in…
Entrepreneurs Beware: Inexpensive AI Is The Future Of Medicine
ChatGPT logo displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of pharmaceutical tablets (Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images For years, entrepreneurs have pursued a familiar path in healthcare: create…
CITU condemns layoffs at U.S.-based medical coding firm; calls for stronger labour protections
Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) state secretary and former Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Sunday (July 5, 2026) strongly condemned the reported mass termination of nearly 800 employees by CorroHealth Infotech Private Limited across its…
Palestinian baby dies in West Bank after Israel blocks urgent medical care
RAMALLAH — A four-month-old Palestinian boy has died after an Israeli military checkpoint west of Ramallah blocked access to urgent medical care, while a 16-year-old boy was shot dead by Israeli forces elsewhere in the occupied West Bank.
US medical coding firm backtracks on layoff assurance; credits 3-months severance to workers
The US-based medical coding company that laid off nearly 900 employees from its Kochi office on Friday has reportedly gone back on its assurance to maintain status quo on the dismissals. Instead, the company has credited three months' salary to the…
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