UK's 'surgeons of the future' are training with robotic assistance
• Aug 3, 2026, 7:49 AM
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Surgeons in the UK are training using robotics in keyhole surgery, as part of a drive across the overstretched National Health Service. This more precise surgery within a smaller wound should mean a shorter hospital stay and recovery time, which would hopefully allow patients to leave hospitals sooner, free up bed space and reduce waiting lists.
Tuesday, august 18, 2026
Singapore’s seniors turn to parkour to boost balance and strength
• 11:15 AM
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Parkour may conjure images of rowdy teenagers swinging from building to building in urban landscapes, but since 2017, coach Tan Shie Boon has been using these techniques to improve Singaporean seniors’ strength and agility. Tan’s Movement Singapore class
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Ebola in DRC: Deadliest outbreak on record ‘outpacing the response’
• 10:55 AM
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Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome WHO Spokesperson Tarik Jašarević. His central concern is that we do not yet know where all the places the Ebola virus is circulating: infected people remain outside treatment centres, transmission chains go undetected, an
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