All news on the topic: Hospitals

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Woman's extreme sunburn left her hallucinating and looking like an 'alien'
Cas Flynn-Troy, 22, from Melbourne, Australia, was left in agony after suffering severe sunburn on her legs after sitting out in the 24 degree heat at a festival
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Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a ‘great white shark’
A 64-year-old man was about 200 metres off the shore at at Blackspoint, near Elliston, Australia, when he was attacked - but he managed to escape and swim ashore
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Boy, 7, rushed to hospital after being crushed by interactive whiteboard
Elias, 7, was 'flattened' when a digital whiteboard suddenly became detached from a wall and fell on top of him at St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School in Tamworth
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Student, 20, called mum from bedroom then died in her arms days after surgery
The coroner has now criticised the hospital for not adhering to the discharge procedure which was put in place, and heightened the risk of Rhys Hill developing the blood clot which went on to kill him
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Mum's life saved by rare 'domino' operation as she gets 'recycled' liver
Tumours were spotted on Mandy Ambert's liver and after chemotherapy, the magazine editor underwent a rare "domino" operation in a Birmingham hospital to have a recycled organ
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New Covid subvariant Juno could spark huge rise in UK cases for two key reasons
As the UK enters 2024, two combining factors could lead to an increased spread of Covid as the highly mutated JN.1 sub-lineage continues to spread across the home nations
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Baby girl died from cancer after doctors 'repeatedly' missed signs of illness
Jessi-Jean MacLennan was only 20 months old when she died in Glasgow in November 2019 and an inquiry was told that a cure was 'probable' if she had been examined properly
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Mum found 15-month-old baby dead in bed - days after hospital discharge
Olly Stopforth was just 15 months old when he was found dead in bed days after being taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital with a high temperature and a pin prick rash
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New York City's busiest bridges and tunnels completely shut down by protesters
The Manhattan Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Holland Tunnel were all closed off to commuters on Monday morning as dozens of advocates flooded the busy regions
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Junior doctors threaten more strikes if ministers don't return to pay talks now
The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, has threatened further industrial action if Health Secretary Victoria Atkins does not return to the negotiating table
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Man who 'Superman' lunged at judge sentenced in unrelated case
Deobra Redden was about to be sentenced by Judge Mary Kay Holthus at a Las Vegas court last week when he "Supermanned" himself over the judge's bench and launched an attack
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Russians' horror methods to escape Ukraine war – including shooting each other
Russian citizens tell of their harrowing journeys to flee the country to avoid being drafted to Putin’s sprawling army - as its war against Ukraine continues
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Canary Islands bring back face mask rules amidst rise in Covid and flu cases
The Canary Islands are the latest Spanish hotspots to be bringing back face mask rules as Covid and flu case numbers soar across Spain and the islands
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Woman saves £31,000 by travelling abroad to visit dentist and get hair done
Bryn Elise Wright, who lives in Westminster, Colorado, with her boyfriend Cody Jorgenson, believes she has saved over $10,000 (£7,800) since 2021 on hair extensions alone
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Mum diagnosed with rare terminal cancer weeks after being given all-clear
Stephanie previously hit the headlines when she was diagnosed with a rare ‘one in a million’ cancer, but after being given the all-clear, the cancer has returned - and this time it’s terminal
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Patient in wheelchair robbed by three thugs who forced him into hospital toilet
Lancashire Police issued CCTV after three robbers pushed a patient in a wheelchair into a toilet at the Royal Preston Hospital, threatening him and demanding cash
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Girl, 10, attacked by pit bulls as she's left her with 'flesh hanging off body'
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Kimberly Boekler nearly lost her daughter Raegan in a dog attack and now wants irresponsible owners to face the consequences of not taking more care with their animals
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Katie Price's ex Alex Reid rushed to hospital as he shares worrying update
Katie Price's ex-husband and Big Brother star Alex Reid took to social media to share a snap of himself in the hospital over the weekend
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Boy, 10, paralysed in hospital for 300 days after falling ill on family holiday
Jude Keil, 10, from Kent, has spent more than 300 days in hospital and baffled doctors around the world after losing his speech and only being able to move a few fingers
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Doctor issues urgent plea to parents for kids to get jab for Victorian disease
A paediatric doctor at Birmingham Children's Hospital said he was treating 'multiple' children with measles 'every day' and urged parents to get their children's MMR vaccines
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Five simple steps you can take to avoid catching the 'back to school' illnesses
Winter often sees a rise in common viruses like chickenpox, norovirus and flu which can keep children off school, but there are steps you can take to keep illness at bay
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Mum left disabled and can't have sex after disgraced surgeon botched operation
Disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel inflicted horror upon dozens of victims who trusted him as the head of neurosurgery at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee before he was eventually suspended
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Woman discovered terrifying health condition after looking through holiday snaps
Australian Shari from Melbourne noticed something wasn't right in a picture from her holiday which led to a devastating diagnosis
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Now even Joe Biden said to have had no clue Defense Secretary was in ICU
Biden did not know the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Carer slipped rings off sleeping dementia patient
Arthur Hughes encountered Emma Skinner as an agency worker at his care home, where she had been working for just a week before pinching the jewellery item from it