54 m. ago Hospital admits water system issue 'probably' caused bug that killed girl with cancer

An investigation was launched after an 11-year-old girl and other patients unexpectedly died in a hospital - the building's water system was 'more likely than not' to be blamed

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3 h. ago Scots dad of tragic young woman says cancer patients 'warned for years' of hospital water infections

Molly Cuddihy, 23, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in August after she became seriously ill with a hospital acquired infection.

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11 h. ago Anas Sarwar makes Milly's Law vow for child cancer patient who died from hospital

Sarwar vowed to establish Milly's Law which he said "would create an independent public advocate with the authority to investigate incidents and establish the truth".

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25 h. ago NHS admits hospital water infections caused deaths of four Scots with cancer including tragic schoolgirl

A CHILD cancer patient who died after contracting an infection at an £842 million hospital got them from its tainted water supply, health chiefs have finally admitted. NHS bosses say Milly Main, 10, acquired a killer bacterial bug from a contaminated catheter while undergoing leukaemia treatment at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. They spent years...

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32 h. ago Hospital patient, 75, nearly died after disappearing from crisis

A patient was found barely alive in a ditch after vanishing from an overcrowded hospital where a Costa Coffee was turned into a ward due to severe bed shortages.

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32 h. ago Mum's heartbreak as boy, 4, dies in hospital after 'eating fridge magnets'

"I am very sorry that it happened"

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34 h. ago Man dies in hospital weeks on from Scottish Borders crash as family pay tribute

Ian Weir’s family say they are “devastated” and say he will be “sorely missed”.

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35 h. ago Man dies in hospital weeks after crash on busy Scots road as family pay tribute

Ian Weir, 66, has died after being involved in a crash on the A7 near Fountainhall.

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44 h. ago 'I died for 26 minutes then woke up in hospital and shouted 'what the f***'

Welsh diva Ceri Dupree suffered a heart attack, a stroke and was put in an induced coma

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3 d. ago Lifeguard sucked into water park drain after diving to retrieve tourist's ring

Guilherme da Guerra Domingos, 24, was sector leader at Wet’n Wild water park in Itupeva, Brazil - his colleagues retrieved him from the water but he sadly died later in hospital

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4 d. ago Hospital trust slammed by watchdog after woman dies while waiting almost three months for cancer treatment

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust figures show that at the end of August, 664 patients were waiting longer than 62 days to confirm a cancer diagnosis, or rule it out, and begin treatment

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4 d. ago Marian Diamond dead: Brookside and Lord of the Rings star dies suddenly aged 89 as Harry Potter actor pays tribute

Diamond died at University College Hospital in London on Monday, January 5

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4 d. ago Tragedy as woman, 21, dies after cardiac arrest following botched boob job

Maria Jose Torres Osorio, aged 21, died in hospital after suffering health complications from the two cosmetic procedures she had done at a private clinic in Colombia

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4 d. ago Man dies in hospital after crash that killed his pregnant wife and unborn baby 'just days after their wedding anniversary'

Nak Ralph Singco and Cathrene Kith Quinones Singco (both pictured) were involved in a horror car collision in Crumlin, Co Antrim, on Sunday afternoon.

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5 d. ago BREAKING: Woman who murdered partner after 'sustained campaign of abuse' pictured

Polly Murphy fatally assaulted her partner James Self, 47, during a trip to Clacton-on-Sea and he later died in hospital

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5 d. ago Toddler killed after being shot in head by child as mum admits leaving gun out

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The tot suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died in hospital - his mother, Evelyn Leyva Etress, has been charged with reckless manslaughter and child abuse

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6 d. ago Pregnant woman and unborn baby die in crash as police issue statement

The woman was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the collision and died in hospital from her injuries.

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6 d. ago Baby dies in hospital five days after incident which saw two people arrested

A baby boy died in hospital five days after emergency services were called to an incident

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6 d. ago Baby dies in hospital after serious incident as two arrested

A baby boy died in hospital five days after emergency services were called to an incident

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6 d. ago 'I was laying in hospital convinced I was going to die when I discovered I had won £144k with People's Postcode Lottery'

Gail Wood was recovering in hospital after surgery when she discovered she had won £144k

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