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Comparison of Ciprofol-Based and Propofol-Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia on Postoperative Recovery Quality in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopic Surgery: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial
Introduction Hysteroscopic surgery is safe and effective for gynecological diseases, offering benefits such as reduced trauma and bleeding, rapid recovery, and fewer complications. Typically, hysteroscopy is performed in outpatient or ambulatory...

Kuwait, IAEA Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement for 2026–2035
Vienna: Kuwait and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a new agreement marking the launch of their fourth national framework for technical cooperation, covering the years 2026–2035. The agreement was signed in Vienna by Dr....

Clinical Benefits and Challenges of Esketamine in Elderly Patients During the Perioperative Period
Shuai Zhang,1 Chen Bai,1 Mingcan Xu,1 Yiqing Li,1 Ying Han,1 Yanwu Jin,1,2 Xin Zhao1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of...

Can Ozempic and Mounjaro make the food taste different?
A recent study presented at the EASD meeting in Vienna reveals that weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro can alter taste perception. Around one in five users reported heightened sensitivity to sweetness or saltiness. Researchers...

Austria's trade turnover with Russia plummets by 73% yoy in Q1 2025 — trade mission
VIENNA, September 12. /TASS/. Austria's trade turnover with Russia in the first half of 2025 plummeted by 73.3% year-on-year, according to a study conducted by the Russian trade mission in Austria. "In absolute terms, trade turnover fell from 1.75...

Three elderly nuns flee Austrian retirement home to return to abandoned convent
Three Catholic nuns who ran away from their retirement home in Austria to squat in their former convent say they have not committed a crime. Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette – all now aged in their 80s – spent decades living and teaching at the...

Three Austrian nuns flee care home to return to childhood convent
Three Austrian nuns have fled a Catholic care home to return to the Goldenstein Convent near Salzburg, where they spent most of their lives. The sisters, aged between 82 and 88, were aided in their move by former pupils and a locksmith. Decades in...

Bristol City are shining in key Championship area - Scott Twine & Anis Mehmeti are helping
Bristol City are the second-top goalscorers in the Championship this season behind only Coventry City, who scored seven goals in one game against QPR. Under Austrian head coach Gerhard Struber, Bristol City have begun the new Championship campaign...

Health District launches flu vaccination campaign
The Yuma County Health District began offering seasonal flu vaccines this week as part of its 2025–2026 influenza vaccination campaign. Health officials urged residents to get vaccinated early to help reduce the spread of influenza in the...

Austria discloses details of multi-country Salmonella outbreak
More than 40 people have been infected with a rare strain of Salmonella in Austria. The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said sick people come from eight federal states and have fallen ill since August 2025. Patients live in...

Vienna ceremony heralds bravery, sacrifice of police and firefighters on 9/11
Fire Capt. Eugene McCarthy, Michael Peza and Thomas Powell Sr., behind the flagpole, raise a flag with the names of 343 New York City Fire Department members at the 9/11 memorial ceremony outside the Vienna Fire Department on Thursday evening....

Richard Cain
Richard Cain, 77, of Elizabeth, WV, passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at Camden Clark Medical Center of Parkersburg, WV. He was born in Fairmont WV the son of the Late Virgil and Wuanita (Constable) Cain. Was a 1967 Graduate of Wirt County High...
Chinese, Austrian FMs vow to promote bilateral ties
VIENNA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks here on Friday with his Austrian counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger, with both sides vowing to lift bilateral relations to a new stage. Wang, also a member of the...

Coplin Health Systems names Tracy Martin Chief Operating Officer
Coplin Health Systems has announced the hiring of Tracy Martin, RN, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Aug. 25. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — Coplin Health Systems has announced the hiring of Tracy Martin, RN, as Chief Operating Officer...
The ozone hole continues to recover thanks to international action
From: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) WMO Bulletin shows successful recovery of ozone layer, driven by science Ozone layer remains on track to recovery in coming decades WMO Ozone Bulletin says ozone hole in 2024 smaller than previous...

Vienna Volunteer Fire Department captain looks back on 27 years of service
(Photo provided by Kathy Woollard) The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department team in 2024. Some firefighters aren’t pictured and a few are no longer with the department. From left, Ben Kuhlman, Scott Whitlatch, Caitlin Kuhlman, Justin Standley, Tim...

Ozone layer remains on track to recovery in the coming decades: WMO
The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report which contains welcome scientific news for people’s and planetary health....

Vienna drawing part-time police applicants
VIENNA — While the township’s police chief wasn’t present to provide his report to trustees, he still had some positive news for residents that could yield results in the near future. As part of his report that trustee Phil Pegg read at last...

Medical examiner identifies man who died in crash outside Waunakee
TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (WKOW) -- The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office released the name of the person who died in a crash outside of Waunakee on Monday, Sept. 8. According to a news release, Keith D. Gunter, 63, of Cross Plains, died from...

This Pharma Billionaire Is Developing A Cannabis Painkiller To Replace Dangerous Opioids
There is nothing sexy about the next big thing in weed. Vertanical, the Munich-based pharmaceutical company, is developing a cannabinoid-based extract to treat chronic pain it hopes will soon become an approved medicine, first in the European...