medical tests

Green News

Why are EU ministers having blood tests for ‘forever chemicals’?

PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.

10/07/2025

USA

Trump is 'fully fit' to serve as Commander in Chief, his doctor says

The US president underwent his annual physical at the Walter Reed National Medical Centre on Friday.

13/04/2025

Health news

Social media posts on medical tests are often misleading, study finds

‘Misleading’ posts about medical tests could lead to overdiagnosis, unnecessary treatment, and impact patients’ mental health, researchers said.

03/03/2025

Health news

UK scientists develop urine test for lung cancer ‘zombie cells’

The test aims to speed the detection of lung cancer, which often isn’t found until the later stages.

06/12/2024

Health news

MEPs push Commission to re-open EU medical device law quickly

The European Commission is wavering over whether to revise long-delayed EU rules for medical devices such as syringes, pacemakers, and breast implants, but many lawmakers want it to move faster to avoid gumming up the market.

10/10/2024

Healthcare

Commission keeps door open to overhauling medical device laws

A reform of the EU’s safety framework for products from pacemakers to syringes wasn’t been explicitly promised by von der Leyen, but wasn’t ruled out either.

22/07/2024

Health news

Brain cell transplant allows Parkinson’s patient to move freely again

Parkinson’s patient Thomas Matsson was the first in the world to receive 7 million lab-grown brain cells in 2023. Today, he can smell and play sports.

08/05/2024

Scenes

Watch: Qatar's medicine man healing his valuable patients

In partnership with Media City

Nasser Muftah is the visionary behind Oryx Falcon Veterinarian. The renowned falcon specialist turned his passion for animals into a thriving business.

11/03/2024

Health news

Right-wing alliance derails obligatory check-up plans for driving licence renewal

Conservative and centre-right lawmakers teamed up against an attempt to make health checks mandatory for the renewal of driving permits across the EU.

28/02/2024

Health news

New sickle cell 'blood matching' test to reduce treatment side effects

The new blood group genotyping test uses DNA analysis to match people with the most compatible blood.

29/01/2024

Health news

New medical device rules further delayed to avoid shortages

The European Commission wants to buy manufacturers time to comply with revised safety standards for diagnostic devices as a slower-than-expected transition to the new framework poses risks of shortages.

24/01/2024

Health news

What were some of the top innovations in health this year?

This year was marked by a new malaria vaccine and new technology to help patients.

28/12/2023

World News

Euroviews. Infecting animals with diabetes won’t save human lives

This World Diabetes Day, it’s high time all experiments on animals used to study the condition were replaced with humane, human-relevant research, Dr Julia Baines writes.

14/11/2023

Smart Health

Should we include children in clinical trials?

In partnership with The European Commission

Children are suffering because of a lack of approved medication, but testing on minors continues to pose a number of challenges.

13/10/2023

Health news

US government to invest $600 million in COVID home tests

Rapid antigen tests are no longer free in many European countries but some are restarting vaccination campaigns with updated boosters targeting Omicron.

21/09/2023

Health news

UK researchers trialling breath test for early detection of cancer

The breath test allows researchers to capture vapours and gases which can be analysed to detect the presence of biomarkers of certain cancers.

15/06/2023

Health news

Alzheimer’s drug fuels hope and concern after ‘breakthrough’ trial

Lecanemab was shown to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in early-stage patients.

30/11/2022

Health news

AI predicts 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke from a single X-ray

Advances in AI are making it possible for researchers to use more data from X-ray imaging to predict future health risks.

29/11/2022

Health news

Our Future Health: UK launches its largest ever healthcare study

The “Our Future Health” scheme aims to study medical samples and data from 5 million people to help detect and treat diseases in their early stages.

31/10/2022

Health news

A simple eye test could accurately predict a future fatal heart attack

Researchers say the advantage of a AI-driven retinal scan are that they are non-invasive and the process is fully-automated.

05/10/2022