35 h. ago Overburdened power cable behind Bosnia retirement home fire that killed 15

Authorities in Bosnia have said that an overburdened power cable caused a deadly fire at a retirement facility

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68 h. ago Hospitals knew heart device could lead to deaths of more Brits... but kept using it for years

Two of the UK's leading transplant centres put patients at risk by using a heart device feared to be linked to higher death rates than a rival product, it has emerged.

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4 d. ago Woman who 'predicted own death' dies in London hospital as NHS manager sentenced

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was found dead on a ward at Goodmayes Hospital in east London in July 2015 after suffering from bipolar disorder and an eating disorder - an inquest later ruled she had taken her own life

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4 d. ago NHS manager sentenced after woman, 22, who 'predicted own death' dies in hospital

Alice Figueiredo was 22-years-old when she took her own life at London's Goodmayes Hospital and a decade on from her death, the responsible have been held to account

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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7 d. ago Top doctor who helped convict Lucy Letby hopes to become a priest

Dr Gibbs was one of the first senior consultants to raise concerns about Letby and demanded her removal from the Countess of Chester hospital after a series of unexpected baby deaths

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7 d. ago Evil parents who beat newborn baby to death laughed after taking tiny corpse to hospital

Hilary Johnson II, 24, and Z'ibreyea S. Parker, 22, were both caged for a combination of 29 years on Friday.

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8 d. ago Two hospital deaths raise the toll from a retirement home fire in Bosnia to 13 dead

The death toll from a fire this week at a retirement facility in Bosnia has reached 13

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9 d. ago Common sleep aid linked to higher risk of heart failure and death in new study

People using these supplements for a year or more faced higher risks of heart failure diagnosis, hospitalisation and death

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1 week ago Sam Vanderpump was ‘24 hours away from death’ following liver disease diagnosis

Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump has revealed he was 24 hours away from death before being rushed to the hospital for treatment for liver disease.

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1 week ago Horror inferno in retirement home leaves at least 11 dead & dozens hurt in ‘disaster of enormous proportions’ in Bosnia

At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a fire ripped through a retirement home in the Bosnian city of Tuzla late Tuesday night. The blaze broke out on the building’s seventh floor around 8:45 p.m. Horrifying footage shows flames and smoke on upper levels. This is where many residents were...

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1 week ago Bosnia official puts death toll in retirement home fire at 11, with over 30 injured

Bosnian officials report that at least 11 people have died and more than 30 are injured in a fire at a retirement home

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1 week ago Several people dead after fire at retiree boarding house in Bosnia

At least five people have been hospitalized so far but that many more people are likely injured, local media outlets have said

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1 week ago Fire at a retiree boarding house in Bosnia kills several people, media reports say

Bosnian news media reports say a fire at a boarding house for retirees in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla has killed several people

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1 week ago Government issues statement on 'harmful' social media trends putting children in danger

Some of the popular challenges have led to hospitalisation and death

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2 w. ago Corridor care crisis as traumatised patients witness deaths and liken NHS hospitals to a war zone

Elderly people are among those subjected to degrading treatment, with many left languishing on trolleys in urine-soaked bedding and no privacy, Age UK says.

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2 w. ago Moment mindless thugs crash stolen BMW into care home during police chase

The crash which took place at Highcliffe Care Home, Sunderland, on July 10 contributed to the death of two elderly residents and hospitalized eight people after a ceiling collapsed.

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3 w. ago Thailand's Queen Sirikit dies aged 93: nation in mourning as style icon mother of current monarch passes away peacefully in hospital

Around a dozen Thai mourners dressed in black sat outside a Bangkok hospital where the former Queen Sirikit, whose death was announced early on Saturday, had been receiving treatment.

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3 w. ago Inquest into death of mother and baby told that hospital scare stories have led to huge increase in women wanting difficult home births

The warning came during an inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Cahill, 34, and her baby daughter Agnes, who both died following a traumatic home birth in Prestwich, Manchester, on June 3 last year.

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