All news on the topic: Hospitals

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Hospital shuts wards and tells visitors they can't come after surge in viruses
Morriston Hospital, which is in Swansea, south Wales, says there is has been a rise in Norovirus, Covid, flu or C.difficile cases recently and so, until further notice, no visitors are allowed in
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Boy complained of headache before mum raised alarms when his eye went 'puffy'
Carly said her 'world collapsed' as she was told her nine-year-old son had a huge ball of puss on his brain, and would need to have three major surgeries in less than four weeks
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US hit by triple threat of flu, Covid and RSV as health officials sound alarm
The US is grappling with a triple threat of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, with health officials urging people to get tested and vaccinated
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NHS hospital trusts declare critical incident warning only come if its 'vital'
Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre and the NHS in Portsmouth have declared critical incidents over a junior doctors' strike by the BMA as hundreds of medics begin a six-day walkout
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Urgent Long Covid warning especially among children as hospital cases surge
Long Covid, which is the term given to persistent cases of coronavirus, where people suffer for weeks and even months, is feared to be on the rise again this winter
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Midlands woman terrified after waking up from nap with Geordie accent
A woman from Staffordshire who developed a Geordie-sounding accent after being diagnosed with functional neurologic disorder says she has was terrified to wake up with the entirely new voice
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Man shot at 16 times by Mexican gangs when GPS took him to dangerous border post
Craig Ricketts was travelling in a dangerous area of Mexico to visit his son when he was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle between rival gangs. Despite being shot at 16 times, the property developer survived
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Zara Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney 'caught having sex with prison worker'
Jordan McSweeney, who brutally murdered Zara Aleena in 2022 after a sickening nine minute attack, was allegedly caught having sex with a female prison officer at HMP Belmarsh
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Dad's eight haunting words before son, 5, died putting chocolate wrapper in bin
Benjamin Cullis had been out with his dad and brother crabbing and fishing in Paidstow in what the coroner called a typical family day out in a lovely location before tragedy struck
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Six in 10 Brits are sympathetic towards junior doctors strike, research finds
The six-day strike is the longest in NHS history - but as many as a fifth of Brits admit they don't understand the reason behind it
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Dad and daughter start first day of work together as new mental health nurses
Steven and Stevie-Leigh Jewell from Blackpool are both newly qualified and will start working together at the town's Harbour Hospital after a late career change from the father
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'Unprecedented' junior doctors strike begins during busiest week of year for NHS
NHS junior doctors have started unprecedented action strike until next Wednesday with the government having refused to continue negotiating while plans were being made to down tools
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Teen 'seriously injured' after being stabbed at popular shopping centre
Two young men, both 19, were taken to hospital with stab injuries following an incident at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield on Tuesday - with two arrested
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Emotional moment mum who woke up in hospital with no arms and legs is fed by son
Mum-of-two Lucinda Mullins, 41, from Kentucky, went in for routine surgery to remove her kidney stones but they became infected and she developed sepsis, which caused her to lose both of her legs and lower arms
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Couple welcomes twins born on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Sara McGuigan Quintino and Pedro Quintino welcomes twins that were born on different days - with baby number two waiting long enough to get her own birthday
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999 staff shortage spark 730,000 call outs without a fully-trained paramedic
Emergency departments face “one of the most difficult starts to the year” ever, as junior doctors start an unprecedented six-day strike from Wednesday this week
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Driver's last days before deadly Rochester crash that killed three as concert ended
The FBI have come into the fray in Rochester, New York, to try and find out whether a car explosion in the early hours of 2024 was attributed to suicide or an act of terrorism
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Hero dad drags woman from flooded river after thinking she was a mannequin
Colin McGarva, 31, was walking his dog near the Sabrina Bridge in Worcester, West Midlands, when he saw the roughly 50 year old woman in the freezing River Severn during Storm Henk
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Man, 24, died after he was told skin test would cost £65 and wasn't free on NHS
A 24-year-old man who paid privately for a lesion to be removed, after being told by a GP he did not fit NHS criteria, later died when the cancer drastically spread
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Major discovery on prostate cancer that could lead to new treatment
Carnosine is quickly broken down by enzymes in the body, and it might be an effective first line treatment for prostate cancer if a constant slow release mechanism is used
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Victorian disease surging in UK - 4 symptoms to watch for as docs issue warning
The World Health Organisation has listed four telltale indicators of scabies to watch out for as doctors address their concerns over a shortage in treatment options in the UK
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'Burning sensation' was first sign of paralysis for teen who lost use of legs
Ava Kennedy, 13, was at school when she felt a burning sensation in her legs which eventually caused paralysis and has spent more than two months in hospital waiting to come home
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NHS facing longest strike in history as junior doctors walk out
The indsutrial action, which is set to start at 7am tomorrow morning and end at the same time next week, will see junior doctors walk out as NHS England's medical director warned of "one of the most difficult starts to the year" ever
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School crash mum's heartbreak as she couldn't give dying daughter one last hug
Nuria Sajjad, 8, died after a Land Rover crashed into her school playground in Wimbledon, South West London. Her mother Smera Chohan says she wishes she could turn back time so she could hug her
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Olympic cyclist speaks for first time after being charged with wife's death
Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins was killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide on Saturday with husband Rohan Dennis since charged over her death