https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A man who in August became the second person in France to receive a new-generation artificial heart said in an interview Sunday he had recovered and could go on bike rides. It’s good news for heart patients in need of transplants. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150405/artificial-heart-transplant-result-promising Sun, 05 Apr 2015 14:15:46 +0200 artificial-heart-transplant-result-promising Under a shroud of secrecy the second French patient has received an artificial heart transplant from doctors working to perfect the pioneering procedure, just months after the world's first recipient died. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140905/artificial-heart-implant-second-france Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:00:00 +0200 artificial-heart-implant-second-france A patient recovering from heart surgery has launched legal action after finding his doctor left him more than a prescription for painkillers. Mysterious pains led to the discovery of several pieces of a metal probe in his arteries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130424/heart-surgeon-leaves-16-cm-of-metal-in-patient Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:28:00 +0200 heart-surgeon-leaves-16-cm-of-metal-in-patient