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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Florianópolis offers Implanon for free in the municipal network

The municipal health system of Florianópolis has begun offering the Implanon subdermal contraceptive implant for free to enhance women's access to safe and effective birth control methods.

Feb 26 • 18:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Porto Velho holds a campaign for free contraceptive implant on Saturday, 28; learn how to participate

Porto Velho is organizing a campaign for the insertion of free contraceptive implants specifically for women already registered in the municipal regulatory system.

Feb 25 • 15:28 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

Researchers have created the first 'cyborg pancreas'

A new electronic implant may assist lab-grown pancreatic cells in maturing and functioning properly, paving the way for new cellular therapies for diabetes.

Feb 25 • 08:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

New contraceptive method is available in health units of the Federal District; understand

Health units in Brazil's Federal District are now offering a new contraceptive implant, Implanon, as part of the public healthcare system.

Feb 20 • 12:15 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Rwanda: How One Child Refugee's Journey Changed Hearing Care in Rwanda

Selva Nesar, a child refugee from Afghanistan, inspired the launch of Rwanda's cochlear implant program, transforming the country's approach to inclusive hearing healthcare.

Feb 20 • 07:35 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Did Julián Figueroa die from a naltrexone implant? JC Chávez comments on addiction treatment

As the third anniversary of Julián Figueroa's death approaches, controversies arise regarding the alleged cause linked to a naltrexone implant, with insights from boxing icon Julio César Chávez.

Feb 14 • 00:49 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

The questioning of Valdemaras Rupšys has begun in the implant case, he continues to deny guilt

Former army chief Valdemaras Rupšys has begun to be questioned in an ongoing trial concerning implants, maintaining his innocence throughout the proceedings.

Feb 11 • 14:33 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Life & Tech

Cellular Implant Against Parkinson's Tested on Humans

Researchers at USC's Keck Medicine Medical Center are testing an experimental stem cell implant on Parkinson's patients to restore dopamine production in the brain.

Feb 8 • 19:49 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Life & Tech

This tiny implant sends secret messages to the brain

Researchers are developing small brain implants that can send secret messages to the brain, potentially enhancing communication between brains and computers.

Feb 8 • 11:06 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Failure to compensate pelvic mesh implant victims ‘morally unacceptable’, say campaigners

Campaigners criticize the UK government's inaction on compensating women affected by pelvic mesh implants, calling it morally unacceptable.

Feb 8 • 06:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
World

SCIENCE OR REALITY? ⟩ A project being developed in Russia could completely change the intelligence world

A technology project in Russia aims to implant chips in pigeons' brains for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes, a concept reminiscent of science fiction.

Feb 5 • 08:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

65-year-old with complete blindness regained part of his sight after implant placement

A 65-year-old man who was completely blind has regained some of his sight following the placement of an implant, marking an unusual recovery after such a long period of blindness.

Feb 5 • 06:31 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Court rules against GNP Insurance and protects child; criticizes that it only pays in the US and not in Mexico

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation outlines that insurance companies must comply with medical coverage claims without legal limits, following a case involving a deaf child denied a cochlear implant by GNP.

Feb 5 • 01:10 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Life & Tech

Gustavo Adolfo Infante confesses that he recommended Imelda Tuñón to implant Julián Figueroa to cure his addictions

Gustavo Adolfo Infante revealed on Sale el Sol that he advised Imelda Tuñón to consider a naltrexone implant to help Julián Figueroa with his alcohol addiction.

Feb 4 • 19:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

See available units for free contraceptive chip application through SUS in Cuiabá

The subdermal contraceptive implant, known as Implanon, is now being offered at 23 Family Health Units in Cuiabá by trained professionals.

Feb 4 • 12:49 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

A blind man regains vision three years later with a brain implant: 'I could never have thought it'

A blind man has partially regained his sight three years after losing it completely, thanks to a brain implant developed by researchers at the UMH University of Elche.

Feb 3 • 19:25 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

A brain implant allows a man blind from an optic nerve injury to regain vision

Scientists from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche have developed a brain implant that stimulated the visual cortex of a blind man, enabling him to perceive light, movement, and large letters.

Feb 3 • 00:05 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

After the operation, the deaf-mute teenager's first words were 'Thank you, Yogi ji', the family became emotional

After receiving a successful cochlear implant operation, a deaf-mute teenager in Kanpur expressed her gratitude with her first words, 'Thank you, Yogi ji,' touching her family's hearts.

Feb 2 • 15:53 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

Stathis Mantzoros: He is still in a coma, he is in the same condition despite the implant, says a friend

Stathis Mantzoros remains in a coma with no change in his condition, according to a close friend, as his family takes turns to be by his side during his hospitalization since June.

Jan 9 • 15:23 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Life & Tech

Elon Musk shares plan to mass-produce brain implants for paralysis, neurological disease

Elon Musk's Neuralink plans to begin mass production of brain implant devices by 2026 to help individuals with paralysis and neurological diseases control devices using their brain signals.

Jan 5 • 18:31 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

Crisis in Venezuela: Donald Trump wants to implant American oil companies in the country

After capturing Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump announced plans for American companies to invest massively in Venezuela's oil infrastructure and reserves.

Jan 3 • 18:57 UTC

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