All news on the topic: Hospitals

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'Sports mad' schoolgirl left in coma after trampolining accident leads to stroke
Lily Alford suffered a brain aneurysm aged just 15 following a trampolining accident and was taken by helicopter to hospital, where she ended up in intensive care
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Parents at centre of UK's 'biggest maternity scandal' weep as probe launched
The Nottingham inquiry is being led by Donna Ockenden, the midwifery expert whose Shrewsbury report concluded in March that failures had led to more than 200 deaths of babies
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'Inspirational' lifeguard, 19, suffers horror spinal injury on duty
Elizabeth Lovat, a star college water polo player, was working as a lifeguard in Huntington Beach, California, when she suffered a spinal injury and was left in a serious condition in hospital
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'I never worried about my varicose veins - until they began to make me faint'
Paul McStay's nightmare began when he was putting up his Christmas tree with his three young children and collapse for the first time - in the weeks that followed this kept happening
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'Doctors said my toddler was fine – then said her body was riddled with tumours'
A mother is devastated after her daughter Nora's body was found to be affected by tumours, despite initial dismissal of her concerns by doctors who diagnosed Nora with Bell's palsy
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Schoolgirl has a pair of scissors stuck in her head for more than a week
Nicole Raga was arguing with her brother over a pencil when the younger lad struck her on the head with his backpack containing a air of scissors which impaled her
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Girl, 10 'killed by sex offender' who kidnapped her as she played with sister
The girl was playing outside with her six-year-old sister who returned home to tell their mum that a man had taken her older sister, less than an hour later the young girl's body was found nearby
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Horror moment man bitten by shark which refuses to let go as he swims at beach
Andres Garcia was in the water in Key Largo, Florida, when a nurse shark grabbed hold of his foot and refused to let go for around 15 minutes - leaving him requiring stitches
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'My husband died aged 45 after working in hospitals filled with a silent killer'
NHS nurse Guru Ghoorah, from Romford, was "a loving father" who died after working in asbestos-filled hospitals without ever knowing he was "being exposed to danger"
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Brit loses leg after daughter 'accidentally runs him over with boat' on holiday
The daughter is said to have thought she was putting the boat into the forward gear but put it in reverse and ran over her father who was paddling in the water behind her
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Woman, 19, killed after burglary suspect crashed in terrifying police chase
Jessica Ebbighausen, a 19-year-old rookie officer, died Friday afternoon in a head-on collision with a suspect who was fleeing from authorities in Vermont
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Full list of 60 diseases linked to boozing - including ulcers and cataracts
Researchers analysed data from half a million men living in China and found that alcohol increases the risk of 61 diseases, including many non-fatal conditions not previously linked to booze consumption
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British man seriously injured after fall from second floor hotel room in Majorca
A 25-year-old Brit tourist plummeted from the second-floor of his hotel in the Ca'n Picafort area of Majorca, Spain in the early hours of this morning - with emergency responders rushing him to intensive care
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Shark attacks nurse on holiday who 'went numb' when ocean turned red with blood
An American woman who was attacked by a shark when snorkelling has escaped death and "is stable, conscious, and underwent surgery on her right leg"
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Zharnel Hughes sets sights on world glory after all-weather sprint masterclass
Fastest man in world this year bossed the 100m on water and the 200 on dry land to make major statement ahead of Budapest World Champs
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'My daughter’s doll is possessed like Chucky – now I'm riddled with bad luck'
Christian Hawksworth, 48, from Sheffield, believes his five-year-old daughter Violet's doll 'Normand' is possessed and must be treated well or leave him suffering bad luck
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Brit saves more than 1,500 premature babies in Ukraine with student invention
James Roberts was just 22 when he developed the technology for his final year project at Loughborough University after seeing a documentary about Syria
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'I had gruelling 42-hour A&£ wait while suffering from kidney stones and sepsis'
Dawn Mullholland went to the A&E department of Aintree Hospital just after 5pm on June 18 with a very high temperature, acute pain in her kidney area and vomiting - and spent 42 hours waiting there
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Charity speaks out as two newborn babies found dead in day care centre bathroom
Janitors were cleaning the first-floor bathroom at the Chicago hospital when they found the two tiny bodies in a black rubbish bag - local organisations are striving to raise awareness about alternative options for new mother's
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Dad saves farmer's life with three words after half ton of hay crushes him
Michael Moss, 39, had been eating lunch in his garden when he heard screams for help and ran to find a local farmer trapped under half a ton of hay
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'Alcohol warning as regular use can lead to gout, cataract and ulcers'
Alcohol is estimated to be ­responsible for about three million deaths worldwide each year, and while the harmful effects of heavy drinking for certain diseases are well known, what are the other likely conditions?
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Suspected drink driver 'bites police dog multiple times' in car park fracas
Officers pulled over a suspected drunk driver in the early hours of the morning only for the suspect to allegedly get out the car and repeatedly bite a Delaware State Police dog called Mako
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Everyday common symptom leads to 'heartbreaking' cancer diagnosis for boy, 7
Muhammad Eesa Ibrahim, 7, first began experiencing the symptoms in January this year. When they persisted, his family took him to see a doctor in Bolton
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'My partner died and it taught me a lot - years later I saved my husband's life'
Show jumper Faye Riddington-Smith feared that history would repeat itself when she had to perform CPR for a second time - and said she is now a different person
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Serial killer finally caught by his DNA - but true body count may never be known
Because he’d killed abroad, John Arthur Getreu's DNA wasn’t on a US criminal database, so investigators collected a disposable coffee cup that he’d discarded, which proved he was a match