Device allows surgeons to mend failing heart while it is STILL BEATING

A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more

Firms are failing to warn customers who’ve bought risky or defective goods, warn experts

Firms are failing to warn customers who’ve bought risky or defective goods, warn experts as they call for an overhaul of recall rules By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:29 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 11:30 BST, 25 August 2019 Consumer safety experts are calling for an overhaul of the rules … Read more