A global conference on HIV/Aids has opened in Mexico City, a quarter of a century after the disease first became widely known.
Figures released ahead of the meeting reveal that the number of people with the condition around the world has gone down slightly overall.
However, infection rates are still rising in some countries and access to […]

German doctors have carried out a complete double arm transplant.
The patient was a 54-year-old farmer who lost his limbs in an accident six years ago.
The donor is believed to be a teenager who had died shortly before the surgery. Neither man’s name has been released by the Munich clinic.
The 15-hour operation took place last week, […]

The US, Australia, Canada, France and Japan had the highest five-year survival rates, while Algeria had the worst, Lancet Oncology reported.
The UK fared pretty poorly, trailing most of its western European neighbours - although the data is from the 1990s since when survival rates have risen.
Spending on health care was a major factor, the study […]