19 h. ago Man in critical condition after serious assault in Elgin as cops lock down scene

Emergency services were called to a report of a disturbance on Harrow Inn Close, near the High Street in Elgin, where two men were involved in an altercation outside a business premises.

Events

34 h. ago Family claims their toddler died after hospital staff misread medication: suit

De’Markus Page was brought to the University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital, where his parents say the medical staff botched his medicine

Events

37 h. ago Man killed in shootout near medical center after telling deli worker he planned to shoot up hospital, NYPD says

The man immediately fired his gun at officers when they got out of their vehicles, police said

Events

3 d. ago Plan to move patients to Paisley nursing home not connected to hospital ward closure

Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) said its new “intermediate service” would cater to people who are medically fit to leave hospital but who require rehabilitation before returning home.

Science

4 d. ago Air ambulance rushes to children's hospital as woman has 'medical episode' in Kirkby

Two air ambulances landed in Kirkby on Tuesday morning after police responded to a woman suffering a medical episode. One air ambulance took off in the direction of Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Society

5 d. ago Woman suffers heart attack during 'petty' dispute with neighbour

The victim spent two weeks in hospital and will be on blood-thinning medication for the rest of her life

Events

5 d. ago Killer fungus spreading through UK hospitals and it's drug resistant, leaked memo claims

The deadly fungus Candidozyma Auris has spread to 72 UK hospitals in the last two years alone as medics previously warned the fatal infection is resistant to medications

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7 d. ago ‘I had a year to write it from scratch’: the 2025 Booker finalists on the stories behind their novels

A newspaper report about a missing girl, the memory of a midwinter emergency Susan Choi, Andrew Miller, David Szalay and others on what inspired their shortlisted books The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago Woman, 25, dies after crash involving five vehicles which injured two people

A WOMAN has tragically died after a horror multi-vehicle crash which left two people injured. Jade Anthony, 25, suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision on the A303 near Amesbury, Wiltshire. Jade, from Buckingham, sadly later died in hospital despite the best efforts of medical staff. The horror collision, which involved five vehicles, happened on the...

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1 week ago Mladen Zizovic, Radnicki 1923 coach, dies during Serbian football match

Bosnian taken ill during first half of Superliga gameTV footage shows players and staff reacting in shockThe manager of the Serbian top-flight team Radnicki 1923, Mladen Zizovic, has died at the age of 44 after collapsing during a match on Monday.Zizovic was taken ill midway through the first half of his team’s SuperLiga fixture at Mladost Lucani, with the game halted in the 22nd minute. The match resumed when he was taken to hospital after receiving emergency medical assistance, but was abandoned 20 minutes later when news was relayed that he had died. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Singer Halsey rushed to hospital in 'medical emergency' after Boston concert

Grammy-nominated pop star Halsey had to spend hours in the emergency room and be treated by medical professionals after being struck down by the mystery health issue

Science

1 week ago Brave Louise Thompson says ‘I felt like death’ as she reveals dramatic body transformation after health battle

LOUISE Thompson has reflected on a life-changing year after a string of brutal health battles left her "feeling like death". The Made in Chelsea icon and influencer has openly spoken about her ongoing medical challenges, which last year included being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.  The surgery came after she was fitted with a...

Events

2 w. ago Hundreds screened for possible heart conditions at Ayrshire event

A team of experienced medical and nursing staff provided free screening at Girvan Community Hospital.

Politics

2 w. ago BBC legend in hospital after concerning symptoms led to 'invasive procedure'

A beloved BBC star has issued a health update for his fans while in hospital after he was urged to seek further medical attention, which he expected to be "unpleasant and uncomfortable"

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2 w. ago Man, 67, has pig kidney removed from his body after 271 days and is back on dialysis

Tim Andrews, of Concord, New Hampshire, has been praised by his transplant team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, US, as a 'selfless medical pioneer and an inspiration'

Politics

2 w. ago Woman charged after allegedly sabotaging gas supply at two Sydney hospitals

NSW police allege water and gas mains were cut at first hospital in Sutherland before gas main switched off at nearby facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been charged after gas supplies were allegedly sabotaged at two Sydney hospitals, putting patients into potentially “catastrophic” situations.New South Wales police alleged that the woman, 42, cut Kareena private hospital’s non-medical gas supply and water mains at 12.20am on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman arrested after gas supplies allegedly sabotaged at two Sydney hospitals

NSW police allege water and gas mains were cut at first hospital in Sutherland before gas main switched off at nearby facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been arrested after gas supplies were allegedly sabotaged at two Sydney hospitals.Sutherland hospital in southern Sydney lost medical gases on Tuesday morning, requiring them to switch to portable oxygen and air as part of their contingency plans, the New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago NHS manager embezzled £8,000 from sick kids hospital doctors to feed gambling habit

Jacqueline Robertson pleaded guilty to stealing the cash from medics working at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.

Society

3 w. ago Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines

Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teenager was taken to Tauranga hospital in the North Island. “He disclosed ingesting approximately 80 to 100 5x2mm high-power (neodymium) magnets about one week prior,” said a report by hospital doctors in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Shabana Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report on department emerges

Culture of defeatism let immigration enforcement decline while time was wasted on ‘listening circles’, reportedly claimed the dossier by ex-adviser Nick Timothy

Society