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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, the hearing division of ...

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 issuing a “black box” ...

31 Jan 2023 at 01:30

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 DIO ...

03 Apr 2023 at 08:06

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 ...

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 ...

30 Jan 2024 at 08:54

Scotland

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 ...

19 May 2022 at 15:57

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

Health

Grandmother says vaginal mesh implant cost her ’22 years of living’ and accuses health services of ‘gaslighting women’

A grandmother has said her vaginal mesh implant “completely destroyed her life” for 22 years and has accused UK health services of “gaslighting” women after finally having it removed. Patricia Conlon, from West Lothian, ...

13 Sept 2024 at 10:56

Ireland

Children’s Health Ireland chairman steps down after spring implants report

The chairman of the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has stepped down following the publication of a “devastating” report into the use of springs in child spinal surgery. It comes after the Health Information ...

08 Apr 2025 at 14:13

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 ...

09 Jun 2023 at 14:12

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

Ireland

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

The Taoiseach has pushed back against whether the Government was partly to blame for “a litany” of failures on the use of non-medical grade springs in child spinal surgeries. The fallout is continuing ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:38

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