World’s smallest pacemaker is here. It’s smaller than a single grain of rice
Scientists have developed a pacemaker that is so tiny it can fit inside the tip of a syringe. In fact, it's even smaller than a single grain of rice.The pacemaker,…
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep found on Yorkshire farm
Steve JonesBBC News, YorkshireGetty ImagesThe case was found in a single sheep on a farm in Yorkshire (stock image)The world's first case of bird flu in sheep has been found…
NHS England: Why world’s biggest quango is being axed
Getty ImagesThe biggest quango in the world is to be scrapped.That is how the government unveiled the move to bring NHS England, which runs much of the health service in…
China achieves breakthrough in medicine with world’s first surgery via satellite – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: China has conducted the world’s first satellite-based, ultra-remote surgeries, a breakthrough in medical technology that could transform trauma care, especially in high-intensity combat zones. The operations were performed…
Why an ‘AI health coach’ won’t solve the world’s chronic disease problems – ET HealthWorld
Melbourne: Last week, two big names in the artificial intelligence (AI) and wellness industries announced a collaboration to develop a "customised, hyper-personalised AI health coach that will be available as…
India is world’s second largest emitter of nitrous oxide
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters India is the world’s second largest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that heats up the atmosphere far more than carbon…
Boy, five, is world’s youngest to receive bionic hero arm
1 hour agoEmma Grimshaw and PA Media,BBC News, West of EnglandPAJordan’s Iron Man-style arm means he can now grip his scooterA five-year-old boy born without a left hand is believed…
US veteran gets world’s first eye transplant
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out the possibility. Source link
Arkansas man receives world’s first eye transplant
Aaron James lost his nose, mouth and left eye in a work-related accident. Surgeons in New York successfully performed the reconstruction that included a whole-eye implant. His vision was not…