Proton therapy demand wave drives expansion of Belgium's IBA

LOUVAIN LA NEUVE, Belgium (Reuters) - When Yves Jongen stood at the controls of his proton therapy machine fifteen years ago to treat a cancer patient for the first time he was petrified.

Italian leader pours cold water on Fertility Day campaign

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister on Thursday poured cold water on a campaign promoted by his health minister aimed at convincing couples to have more children.

Man dies in Spain from tick-borne disease, nurse ill

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish health authorities said on Thursday they were investigating a possible outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) which has killed one man and infected a nurse, in the first non-imported case reported in Western Europe.