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Mesh implant surgery compensation scheme to open for applications

Women who have had to pay for surgery to remove mesh implants will be able to apply for compensation from next month. The Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme will allow women who paid for private surgery – which costs between £16,000 and ...

19 May 2022 at 15:57

Health & Wellbeing

Everything you need to know about cochlear implants, as Love Island has its first deaf contestant

Ahead of its return to our screens, Love Island has released the latest line-up of singletons looking for romance. And this year, 23-year-old Tasha Ghouri will be heading to the villa in Mallorca. She’s a dancer and model who lives in Thirsk, ...

31 May 2022 at 17:44

Elon Musk says first human has been implanted with Neuralink brain chip

Elon Musk has said his start-up firm Neuralink has successfully implanted a computer chip into a human’s brain for the first time. The entrepreneur said the patient is “recovering well”. Neuralink aims to give those with paralysis the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 08:54

Scotland

Women report ‘negative experience’ using mesh removal scheme

A survey carried out on mesh removal surgery has found many women had a “negative experience” when trying to use the service. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee reviewed how the Complex Mesh Surgical Service (CMSS), ...

21 Apr 2023 at 09:19

Golf

Georgia Hall falls just short of victory in dramatic final day at LA Open

Georgia Hall has fallen just short of victory in the LGPA LA Open in a dramatic final day, needing a birdie on the last hole to force a playoff hole with China’s Ruoning Yin. Hall, 26, was immaculate over the last two days of the ...

03 Apr 2023 at 08:06

Spinal cord implant helps man with Parkinson’s walk

A 63-year-old man who has been living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly three decades is able to leave the house alone again thanks to a spinal cord implant that has helped to improve his walking. Marc Gauthier was forced to ...

06 Nov 2023 at 18:22

Family

Girl who saved dad’s life with CPR after his heart stopped beating for 35 minutes now studying to become paramedic

A teenage girl who saved her father’s life with CPR after his heart stopped beating for 35 minutes after having a heart attack has expressed her immense gratitude as the family look to celebrate Father’s Day more than one ...

09 Jun 2023 at 14:12

City

Hearing implant merger ‘could lead to higher prices for NHS’, watchdog warns

The UK competition watchdog has warned that a merger of two hearing implant firms “could lead to higher prices for the NHS”. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Cochlear’s proposed purchase of Oticon Medical,...

06 Dec 2022 at 09:45

Health minister to consider stronger warnings of cancer link to breast implants

Calls for stronger warnings about the cancer risk linked to breast implants will be considered by the Government. Health minister Maria Caulfield pledged to examine suggestions for the UK to follow the United States in ...

31 Jan 2023 at 01:30

Health & Wellbeing

Gladiator ‘Fire’ Montell Douglas: Being hospitalised with excruciating period pain was a ‘wake-up call’

As Fire in TV’s Gladiators, Montell Douglas is used to facing formidable opponents. But the former Olympic sprinter and bobsledder has yet to meet a foe as challenging as her own body. Douglas, 38, suffers from ...

04 Apr 2024 at 11:28

Entertainment

Kristin Cavallari confirms she got breast implants after breastfeeding children

Reality star Kristin Cavallari has confirmed she got breast implants and a breast lift after breastfeeding her children. The TV personality first rose to fame in Laguna Beach and The Hills and then starred in ...

19 Jun 2024 at 10:06

Vaginal mesh material degrades within 60 days of implantation in pelvis – study

The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, according to a new study. Researchers also found particles of polypropylene, a type of ...

21 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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