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There is relief for Fijians who need pacemaker procedures done as a team of volunteer specialist doctors and nurses from New Zealand, led by renowned cardiac physiologist Fiona Riddell ...

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The build-up to the annual Boat Race contested by Oxford and Cambridge Universities is shrouded by fears rowers could contract E.coli thanks to the poor water quality of the River Thames.

Washington DC: Biomedical engineers have developed a pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice, designed especially for the delicate hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects.

A tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible wearable patch that sits on the patient's chest. The wearable patch detects irregular heartbeats and automatically emits pulses of light.

Northwestern University engineers have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, which is light-activated and can be injected non-invasively, offering a new potential treatment for newborns with ...

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Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): Smaller than a grain of rice, a new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. A tiny ...

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An investigation has been launched into a large fire that broke out on a historic boat in Woolwich that once inspired songs and hosted The Beatles.