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Martha's rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter's death

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 09:59
Martha Mills, 13, died when doctors failed to spot and treat a sepsis infection early enough.
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Strep B: Mum calls for all pregnant women to be tested

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 08:29
Shannon Doherty spoke out after her baby son, Rían, became critically ill with the infection.
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Martha's rule: Mother to press health secretary on patient rights

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:50
Merope Mills, whose daughter's death was preventable, says she will meet Stephen Barclay this week.
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Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating

BBC Health News Feed - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 00:00
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
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Transport for London bans 'unhealthy' artisan cheese advert

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 16:15
The cheese featured in the advert doesn't comply with advertising standards, TfL says.
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Dolly the Sheep creator Ian Wilmut dies aged 79

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 14:42
Creating the world's first cloned mammal was arguably one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th Century.
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Bristol Spire Hospital widens investigation into mesh surgeon

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 06:36
The private Spire hospital widens its review of mesh surgeon Tony Dixon's operations.
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Covid: Care homes and housebound get booster shots in England

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 00:45
The jabs are being given faster than planned in England, because a new variant is spreading in the UK.
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Hospital inspectors probe Nottingham NHS trust over three baby deaths

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 00:08
The Nottingham University Hospitals trust is already facing a police investigation over the deaths.
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Infection expert calls for return of free Covid tests

BBC Health News Feed - Sun, 09/10/2023 - 17:46
Prof Rowland Kao said it was important to track the new Covid variant and some people cannot afford the tests.
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New Covid variant BA.2.86 behind Norfolk care home outbreak

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:11
Health officials say it is too early to know whether BA.2.86 is more serious than previous strains.
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YouTube starts verifying health workers in the UK

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 09/08/2023 - 02:00
The plan will help ensure YouTubers are genuinely qualified to dish out medical information.
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Sam Eljamel: Public inquiry to be held into disgraced brain surgeon

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 16:10
Sam Eljamel harmed dozens of patients at NHS Tayside, leaving many with life-changing injuries.
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Nottingham maternity deaths: Police announce criminal inquiry

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 15:05
Police are to investigate deaths at a trust in Nottingham, already the subject of a major review.
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Crumbling concrete fears at host of new hospitals

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 12:30
The NHS has identified Raac at 41 sites in England but the total may grow as more trusts come forward.
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Bleeding disorder: 'I'm trapped in my house and avoid family events'

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 06:38
Sharon Gregg, who bleeds from her nose, eyes and fingernails, calls for understanding of her rare disorder.
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Young autistic people dying despite warnings over care

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 01:28
BBC analysis of notices issued by coroners shows repeated failings in the care of autistic people.
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How AI may be a powerful tool in treating male infertility

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 09/07/2023 - 00:08
Fertility experts are now using artificial intelligence to help find sperm in medical samples.
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Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 09/06/2023 - 16:01
The research helps understanding of the earliest moments of life and the reasons behind infertility.
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Turkey surgery warning as mother-of-four dies after gastric sleeve

BBC Health News Feed - Wed, 09/06/2023 - 10:08
Shannon Meenan Browse died from malnutrition after gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey 18 months ago.
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