All news on the topic: Hospitals

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Couple left stranded in Dubai as insurance hiccup leads to £11K medical bill row
Katriona White fell ill suddenly and has been left unable to walk during a trip to Dubai with husband Mick before being booted out of a hospital after Barclays said they are not covered
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Family devastated as newborn baby dies in bed with dad months after death of mum
Dexter Khan-Barnes was born on May 29, 2022, via an emergency caesarean section when his mum Laura Barnes suffered a devastating blood clot. He only lived two months and tragically died last July
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Jordan Banjo shares update on his newborn son after 'scary few days' in hospital
Stars like Joe Swash and Love Island star Iain Stirling have been sending their love to Jordan Banjo and his family online, as the Diversity dancer gives an update following his newborn son being rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis
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Senior doctors could strike for two days next month after junior medics' walkout
If the strikes go ahead, consultants will provide Christmas Day cover, meaning they will continue to provide all emergency services but routine services will need to be paused
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Mum couldn't wee for 5 years and was in agony but doctors said to 'run the tap'
Mum Rachel Ingrim was left in 'absolute agony' and looking 'six months pregnant' after suffering with Fowlers Syndrome, a condition which stops people being able to wee unaided
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Dad's warning after getting 'Frankenstein's monster penis' due to rare cancer
James Garfield, 48, first noticed a growth on his penis in April 2019 and underwent surgery but when it returned this year he had another operation which made it look like the legendary monster
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Mum 'forced to hold dead baby in biohazard bag' during horror hospital ordeal
A woman has hit out at a hospital after she claimed she was forced to sit in a shared waiting room while holding a biohazard bag containing the remains of her baby
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Dad who beat baby so badly he needed legs amputated storms out of court
Tony Hudgell, who has since been adopted, was just 41 days old when he suffered eight fractures to his legs and then developed life-threatening septicaemia in 2014
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Side effects and 'damaging' health concerns of new NHS weight loss jab
Medics have outlined the common side effects and potentially damaging health risks of the new weight loss drug, known as Wegovy, available to patients on the NHS
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'My 7-year eating disorder started when GP said I wasn't underweight enough'
Susie Ward, now 19, says her eating disorder started when she was 11 and although she has made a full recovery she's hoping her campaign will help medical professionals take others like her seriously
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Doctor dies after plummeting down lift shaft while trying to rescue partner
A doctor and father-of-two has died after he fell down a five-floor lift shaft while attempting to rescue his wife, who was stuck between the second and third floors
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Woman goes for eye test to get glasses - but learns something far more sinister
Katie Holroyd had an everyday test at Specsavers to see if she needed new glasses but an optician there spotted something far more sinister and ensured Katie had it examined further
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NHS patients struggling with obesity to get weight loss jab after US popularity
Ministers will hold a two-year pilot costing £40million that is hoped will reduce pressure on the health service by helping people to shed pounds - it comes after NICE approved the drug's use earlier this year
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Moment 'freak dust devil' tornado lands in UK after boy in zorb thrown into air
The nine-year-old was rushed to hospital after the apparent freak accident which witnesses attributed to a sudden and dramatic gust of wind on Sunday in Southport
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Baby girl drowned after falling headfirst into a bucket of water at home
A little baby girl was tragically found in a bucket of water by her mother in Brazil, after she turned her eye off her child for a split second to finish some cleaning
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Royal fans notice similarity between kids of Princess Eugenie and Prince Harry
Royal fans were distracted by Princess Eugenie's Instagram post welcoming newborn Ernest, with some saying eldest son August looks the spitting image of Prince Harry's boy Archie
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'Dangerous' man tried to kill toddler after 'sickening and repeated assault'
Lewis Prince filmed himself punching and strangling the toddler in a near-fatal attack in Blackpool last year, before trying to evade police by driving to Manchester
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British mum took daughter abroad for medical help as 'doctors ignored symptoms'
Mum Abbie Curtis has vowed to only ever use private healthcare and has 'lost all faith' in NHS GP services after claiming doctors back in the UK ignored her daughter's 'horrid' symptoms
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Ex-boyfriend 'stabs teen softball star and her mum' before cutting own throat
A high school softball star and her mother were allegedly stabbed by an ex-boyfriend in an attack, leaving them and a courageous passer-by hospitalised in Jacksonville, Florida
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Holly Hagan posts first photo of newborn as she also shares son's unusual name
Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan has shared the first picture of her newborn son and announced his unique name
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'We couldn't say goodbye to our loved ones - MPs mustn't let it happen again'
Tearful families who were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones, including West End legend Ruthie Henshall, have told MPs that a new Gloria's Law giving them the right to contact those in hospital and care settings must be brought in
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Moment 'mini tornado' strikes festival as boy in zorb ball hurled 65ft into air
Merseyside Police are investigating the accident - which saw a nine-year-old boy catapulted "15 to 20 metres" into the air - amid reports that it was caused by a "freak weather phenomena"
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Kids hospitalised by vaping as youth e-cigarette smoking 'is becoming epidemic'
A paediatric respiratory consultant issued a shocking warning today as they revealed how children are being admitted to hospital because of vapes - as calls to ban the e-cigarettes grow
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Brits with travel insurance trapped in Dubai over small print after illness
Mick and Kat White, 54, from Doncaster and Glasgow, were spending a few days in Dubai when Kat experienced "full body spasms" which left her face contorted and her wrists curl up
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Robert Carlyle says poverty that inspired Full Monty has returned to Britain
As he returns to the role of Gaz for an eight-part Disney+ series, the Scottish actor admits nothing has changed, adding: “Look what’s happened in 25 years"