Chemistry in Pictures: Echoes of microplastics
These blood-red clumps are what polypropylene microplastics look like in the body of a live mouse, as…
Surgeon breached patient rights over donor tissue ankle surgery, HDC finds
The decision said the woman was referred to the orthopaedic surgeon by her GP after an ankle injury…
125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors
Exceptionally preserved skin of Montsecosuchus depereti, an extinct crocodylomorph no larger than a house cat that prowled the…
This “Zombie” Sea Creature Keeps Growing After Being Cut Apart
Detached sea cucumber tissue was found to survive and keep regenerating for years in ordinary seawater. The discovery…
Auckland woman offered stranger’s ovary instead of her own breast tissue at Anatomic Pathology Service
Both patients caught up in the errors had the same first name, and surnames weren’t checked – even…
OEA may boost Akkermansia levels and improve gut barrier function
Data published in Gut Microbes Reports indicated that 12 weeks of supplementation with the Saanroo’s Trpti-branded OEA also…
HDC breaches surgeon after bone tissue transplant took place without patient’s consent
Allograft surgery involves the transplantation of bone tissue from a donor, who is usually dead. Currently, there is…
Mortuary technician has medical licence cancelled after sharing image of dissected human skull, making inappropriate online comments
According to the Health Practitioner’s Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision released today, it was not clear if the image of…