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Appeal to help young family make memories after mum's cancer diagnosis
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (308+ words) An Andover woman is raising funds to help her sister-in-law create lasting memories with her three young children after a sudden stage four cancer diagnosis. Naomi Slade, 37, has launched the appeal for Becky Slade, 32, from Basingstoke, who was diagnosed with…...
Boy hurt in crocodile enclosure faces more surgeries as "25, 000 raised
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (716+ words) A three-year-old boy who was injured in a zoo's crocodile enclosure faces more surgeries and lengthy rehabilitation as his parents thanked donors who raised "25, 000 for the family. The parents said they have been "living at the hospital" and their son…...
Force NHS bosses to face MPs over maternity scandal, Streeting urges
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (496+ words) NHS bosses who refused to give evidence to the Nottingham maternity scandal review should be summoned before Parliament, former health secretary Wes Streeting has urged. Donna Ockenden's report into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust found that…...
Eljamel Inquiry expected to go ahead in September following delay
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (555+ words) The first hearings of the inquiry into disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel are expected to go ahead in September as planned, Lord Weir has said. The chair of the Eljamel Inquiry said work by the Scottish Government was under way…...
Hampshire father who suffered cardiac arrest meets his lifesaving team
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (477+ words) A Hampshire father who survived a cardiac arrest at home has been reunited with the ambulance crew that helped save his life. Tony Drake visited the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) resource centre in Alton on Thursday, May 28 to personally…...
Heatwave could hit UK this week as heat health alerts issued
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (567+ words) Rising temperatures could trigger a new UK heatwave as soon as this weekend. Highs of 30 C are forecast in southern England, with hot weather expected to spread more widely across the country in the days ahead. The UK Health Security…...
Thousands benefit from earlier diagnosis of 'silent' disease through new programme
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (250+ words) Thousands of people are receiving earlier diagnoses and improved support for kidney disease through a new improvement programme. The Screening, Prevention, Outreach and Treatment for Health Equity (SPOT) Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) programme is being delivered by NHS Hampshire and…...
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (416+ words) Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover has revealed he has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. The 79-year-old announced the news during an interview on The Today Show, during which he explained that he had been diagnosed "not long…...
Patient tests negative for Ebola at Glasgow hospital
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (479+ words) A patient who was tested for the suspected Ebola virus at a Glasgow hospital has tested negative. It is understood the patient was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday. Public Health Scotland (PHS)…...
Warnings of infectious diseases and overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (510+ words) Aid groups have warned that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals overwhelmed by the injured and deteriorating conditions in the disaster zone causing infectious…...