Robear, a Japanese nursing robot with the face of a bear

Robear robot care bear designed to serve Japan’s aging population Japan has long been looking at how it might use robots to provide care for the elderly, and with a rapidly aging... Read more »

WHO urges use of ‘Smart’ Syringes to protect millions from infections

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for worldwide use of “smart” syringes that cannot be used more than once. Smart syringes that break after one use should be used for injections... Read more »

World-first register to track fertility of Australian cancer patients being developed in Sydney

With more people surviving cancer, preserving a patient’s fertility so they can become a parent is more important than ever. But how best to do that is not always clear because there... Read more »

Can Modi fix India’s multifaceted problems?

India suffers from a host of endemic problems including galloping population, high rate of corruption, poor socio-civic infrastructure, grinding poverty, woeful health conditions, burgeoning crimes like rape, dowry deaths, and flurry of... Read more »

Australian Surgeons successfully perform First ‘dead heart’ Transplants

World-first dead heart transplant at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital a game changer Surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital have made a dead heart beat again and successfully used it in a transplant. Termed... Read more »

Australia Capital now prepared to check Ebola threat

Australia’s Capital City authorities are fully prepared to meet any possible case of Ebola and necessary measures have already been taken, according to a report Tribune International’s special correspondent. When a local... Read more »