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Two women died after eating sandwiches containing listeria, inquest hears
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Two women died after eating hospital chicken mayo sandwiches suspected of containing listeria, an inquest heard. Retired Jamaican nurse Beverley Sowah, 57, ...
Oxford University held training sessions for Chinese doctors accused of harvesting organs
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It said the practice ended in 2015 and that all organs have been supplied voluntarily since then. However, experts argue that death-row ...
Grandmother lived with ‘terminal cancer’ for 21 years after husband kept diagnosis secret
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A grandmother lived with terminal breast cancer for 21 years after her husband kept the prognosis secret from her. Rosie Gamp, from ...
Why travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery could cost you your life
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There have also been reports of patients signing contracts with clauses stating they must not speak negatively about their clinic. A quick ...
Patient who wouldn’t pay for test privately dies of skin cancer after NHS turns him away
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A coroner has issued a warning after a 24-year-old man died of skin cancer following his decision not to pay for a ...
‘We’re the sickest country in Europe and we’re not concerned about it’
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Out of instinctive rebellion against his father’s wishes, as a teenager he resisted becoming a doctor, only giving in at the last ...
NHS to raise statin dosage in bid to slash cholesterol
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Two million people will be advised to boost their statin dose in order to slash their cholesterol levels under new NHS targets. ...
