Health

French singer Hallyday hospitalized for bronchitis
Johnny Hallyday, the French entertainer famed for his Elvis-like style and gravelly voice, was briefly hospitalized with a severe case of bronchitis, ...
Judge OKs stem cell cure for 2-year-old girl
Doctors are preparing an emergency one-off stem cell treatment for 2-year-old Venetian girl suffering a severe muscular disease after a judge revoked ...
UK man who failed to overturn euthanasia law dies
Tony Nicklinson, paralyzed and unable to speak, found life so unbearable he wanted to die. On Wednesday, the 58-year-old Briton got his wish.
German government urged to protect circumcision
Jewish groups increased pressure on the German government Wednesday to speed up the passage of new legislation protecting the practice of ritual ...
UK government wants hospitals to expand overseas
The British government said Tuesday that it wants the country's state-funded hospitals to help support themselves by setting up profit-making branches ...
Team of doctors set up secret Syria field hospital
An international team of doctors turned a villa under construction in Syria into a secret field hospital, spending two months treating wounded who ...
Israel chief rabbi in German circumcision talks
Israel's chief rabbi is in Germany for talks aimed at smoothing over a controversy over the legality of circumcising young boys. German lawmakers have ...
UK denies right-to-die legal challenge
Britain's High Court on Thursday rejected an attempt by a man who has locked-in syndrome to overturn the country's euthanasia law by refusing to ...