Stranger helps save baby thanks to urgent first-aid app in France The man showed up in pyjamas and flip-flops to the house, where a baby was having a heart attack
French customs officer stamps Briton’s passport, then saves his life The officer performed CPR when the man collapsed with breathing problems on his way to a family wedding
French medics take heart machine out of hospitals and onto the streets Attaching cardiac arrest victims to heart surgery kit at the scene improves chances of survival – but it is not easy to do French firm pioneers stem cell treatment for heart attack victims Defibrillator alarm system wins top invention prize in France Two mobile apps could help save heart attack victims in France
French medicines authority warns against some common cold medications Some of these medicines are vasoconstrictors, and can in rare instances cause strokes, heart attacks and psychiatric issues
New home kit could cut heart attack death rates in France The machines by Paris-based company Lifeaz are designed to make things 'as easy as possible' when confronting a heart attack at home and will cost €990
First transplant in America using French-invented artificial heart Clinical trial of medical device known as Aeson, made by French company Carmat, is currently underway in the US with first transplant complete and more in the pipeline
Twitter helps American in Paris find woman who saved husband's life A passing stranger gave first aid to a jogger suffering cardiac arrest in a park but left before anyone could thank her
My operation in France: Pacemaker The inside story of readers who have had operations in France – and how they found the health service, by Gillian Harvey
Chinese lab errors could cause cancer in Europeans Errors made by a Chinese laboratory when making a medication that is sold in Europe could have cancer-causing consequences, a European medicine agency has warned.
My operation in France - Triple heart bypass The inside story of readers who have had operations in France... We will be covering six different operations in coming months. Series by Gillian Harvey