23 h. ago Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths

Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won’t comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene therapy

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3 d. ago Revealed: Five patient deaths were linked to junior doctors' strikes

An audit shows strikes by the BMA in 2023 and 2024 were raised in five Prevention of Future Death Reports issued by coroners.

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4 d. ago Six patient deaths linked to NHS using less qualified physician associates as substitute for doctors, government

Physician associates should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a doctor to cut the risk of 'catastrophic' harm, a government-ordered review says.

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9 d. ago Britain's 'deadliest' hospitals: NHS Trusts where 'too many' patients are dying, official report shows

Worrying data show that some NHS trusts recorded over a quarter more patient deaths than expected between March 2024 and February this year.

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1 week ago Trump says US will resume weapon shipments to Ukraine days after pause

A top Pentagon official had ordered a halt to weapons shipments just days earlier

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2 w. ago Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say

Reports indicate defense secretary unilaterally acted to halt shipment even as Pentagon suggested US arsenal is stockedPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to Ukraine due to baseless concerns that US stockpiles of weapons have run too low, it has been reported.A batch of air defense missiles and other precision munitions were due to be sent to Ukraine to aid it in its ongoing war with Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. The aid was promised by the US during Joe Biden’s administration last year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Breakthrough gene therapy jab reverses hearing loss in weeks

Researcher says this type of treatment for deafness is ‘just the beginning’

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin speak after Pentagon stops Ukraine missile shipments

Phone call comes after a top Pentagon official ordered a halt to any arms shipments bound for Kyiv’s defense

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Washington downplays halt of some weapons shipments as Kyiv calls in US ambassador

Ukraine warns that any cut-off will ‘only encourage the aggressor’ while Pentagon spokesperson says Donald Trump still has ‘robust options’ for military aid to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,226Read all our Ukraine war coverageA decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukraine said it had called in the acting US envoy to Kyiv to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and cautioned that any cut-off would embolden Russia in its war in Ukraine. The Pentagon’s decision – tied to concerns that US military stockpiles are too low – began in recent days and includes 30 Patriot air defence missiles, which Ukraine relies on to destroy fast-moving ballistic missiles, four people familiar with the decision told Reuters on Wednesday. It also includes nearly 8,500 155mm artillery shells, ...

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3 w. ago London hospital cyberattack: Report blames hackers for patient’s death

London hospital cyberattack: Report blames hackers for patient’s death  Hindustan Times

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3 w. ago 'Angel of death' Glasgow nurse loses appeal over patient murders

Colin Campbell, formerly known as Colin Norris, was found guilty in 2008 of killing Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall.

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3 w. ago Angel of Death nurse Colin Norris loses appeal over patient murders

Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall died while on orthopaedic wards where Colin Norris, now Campbell, worked in Leeds in 2002

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3 w. ago Russian cyber attack on hospitals ‘contributed to patient death’

Health officials confirmed that one death has been linked to the ransomware attack.

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3 w. ago Patient dies after treatment for broken hip as NHS ordered to apologise

The health board has been ordered to apologise following the death of the patient.

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3 w. ago Patient death at London hospital linked to cyber attack on NHS

Guy's and St Thomas', King's College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected by the cyber attack in June last year

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3 w. ago NHS cyber attack contributed to London hospital patient's death, trust reveals

Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected last June

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3 w. ago Girl, 3, becomes youngest patient to receive groundbreaking treatment

It is the first NHS England commissioned gene therapy in the UK infused directly into the brain

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