26 h. ago Mother of woman, 22, who took her own life on hospital ward hits out at staff's 'indifference, ignorance and at times cruelty' as trust is fined £565,000

Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, Redbridge, after more than 10 similar attempts.

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29 h. ago The technique proven to reduce this common menopause symptom

Hypnosis techniques can reduce severity of hot flushes, a new study has found

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33 h. ago Experts explain sinister reason why 'mutant' flu is causing people to vomit BILE: 'It's a common symptom'

Experts believe the H3N2 strain may be more severe because genetic mutations have made it 'hotter' and 'nastier', leaving people more vulnerable to infections.

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35 h. ago Highland crash: Teenager, 18, dead and two hospitalised with serious injuries after car and van crash near Culbokie

The teenager was taken to hospital where he died a short time later.

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56 h. ago Scientists discover one symptom making hospital patients six times more likely to die

A new study has found a symptom that affects up to one in 10 patients in hospital could increase their risk of death

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56 h. ago Hospital patients with one symptom are six times more likely to die, study finds

Dyspnoea, a common symptom affecting up to one in 10 hospitalised patients, could increase the risk of death

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69 h. ago Experts pinpoint common symptom which makes you SIX TIMES more likely to die in hospital

US researchers from Harvard Medical School have pinpointed what symptom makes you six times more likely to die in hospital.

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2 d. ago Neglect of boy sent to school with mouldy bread in his lunchbox 'missed' by support services

Despite school staff reporting concerns about the child 38 times, he ended up in hospital suffering with malnourishment, anaemia and scurvy.

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3 d. ago United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight

United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight  View from the Wing

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3 d. ago Amy Dowden returns home from hospital after second mastectomy in time to watch Strictly Come Dancing

Amy Dowden has returned home after having a second mastectomy in time to watching Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night.

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7 d. ago Made In Chelsea's Sam Vanderpump 'was 24 hours from death' when he received devastating liver disease diagnosis after overlooking common symptom

The reality TV favourite, who joined the E4 series last year, took to the This Morning sofa to open up on his experience of being told he'd need to receive a liver transplant to save his life.

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7 d. ago Experts pinpoint typical life expectancy from initial dementia diagnosis

A fresh study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry has pinpointed the typical survival times for early-onset dementia.

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8 d. ago Shocking 24 hours in London sees two ‘stabbings’ leave woman and teen in hospital

Shocking 24 hours in London sees two ‘stabbings’ leave woman and teen in hospital  Wandsworth Times

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8 d. ago Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies at 85 in London hospital: Report

Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies at 85 in London hospital: Report  The Economic Times

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8 d. ago Worker dies after being rescued from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Romanian worker was taken to hospital in ‘serious condition’ after being saved from Torre dei Conti rubble, but died soon afterA Romanian worker who was trapped for hours under rubble in Rome after the partial collapse of a medieval tower has died in hospital, just a short time after he was pulled free by emergency services.“I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss of Octay Stroici, the worker who was killed in the collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome,” Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement after midnight. “ We are close to his family and colleagues at this time of unspeakable suffering.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Militia attack on hospital in Darfur came in waves, WHO says

The World Health Organization reports that gunmen who reportedly killed at least 460 people at a hospital in Sudan's Darfur region returned three times to the facility during their assault

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1 week ago Nurse 'rapes patient, 17 in hospital' after he's filmed entering her room 8 times in night

Nurse Michael Cabanalan, 35, has been arrested after allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in her hospital room while he was at work, after he was filmed entering her room eight times in one night

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1 week ago Walk to stave off bowel cancer: Experts pinpoint how many hours of exercise a week can help to prevent deadly disease

Walking for just five hours a week could dramatically reduce your risk of developing or dying from deady digestive system cancers, including bowel, liver and pancreatic cancer .

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1 week ago Maternity hospital massacre leaves 460 dead: Fresh horror in Sudan as patients and staff are butchered, after 2,000 civilians were executed in two days

The WHO said the hospital in El Fasher, the city's last remaining hospital, was on Sunday 'attacked for the fourth time in a month, killing one nurse and injuring three other health workers'.

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2 w. ago Suspect arrested after man seriously injured in ‘murder bid’ on Scots street

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged attempted murder of a man on a Scots street. Police raced to Greenhead Avenue, Stevenston, last night after a 56-year-old man was seriously assaulted. He was then rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and his condition is unknown at this time. Cops...

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