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Anna Davis, Health Reporter

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GPs too slow to save girl, five, from swine flu, say family

Five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, according to family

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Now under-fives are to be given swine flu jab

Healthy children under the age of five will be given the swine flu jab, the Government announced

One in 10 London paramedics attacked

Almost 10 per cent of paramedics have been assaulted while on duty in London, new figures show

Whistleblower: NHS sacked me for revealing dumped X-rays

Doctor who was sacked after revealing that the NHS dumped thousands of unchecked X-rays accuses the NHS of failing to protect whistleblowers

Sterilised grandmother gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby

Grandmother gives birth to a 'miracle' baby despite being sterilised

‘Miracle’ recovery of swine flu girl, 4

Girl aged four who was seriously ill with swine flu had a 'miracle cure' when London doctors gave her a drug normally only used on adults

Security fears over patient records system

Medical records of London patients will go online this week in a scheme to improve access by doctors.

London braced for more gales

Britain braced for more heavy rain and high winds, with gusts of up to 60mph possible in exposed areas, forecasters said

London hospital to help women grow a breast

Women in London could be the first to be offered a technique that allows them to regrow breasts from their own cells if they have had a masectomy

‘Actually, girls can’t have it all’

Girls should not expect to 'have it all' with careers and babies, a leading headteacher said

Cooking and exercise boosts confidence of jobless

Counselling is being offered to every jobless resident of a borough.

Police get on their bikes to save cancer girl

Police across London are raising funds to send the daughter of a colleague to America for life-saving cancer treatment

Belly button used in surgical first

A surgeon has completed a pioneering operation through a navel for the first time in London.

Liver scan detects fatal 'iron overload'

A London hospital is the first in the world to use a scanner to detect a potentially fatal liver condition.

Beautician wins David and Goliath court battle with builders

Beautician from Essex with no legal training has won a High Court battle against one of the country’s biggest homebuilders

Repairs at 4-year-old hospital

Flagship hospital built using private funds is being repaired four years after it opened, it has emerged

David Haye's beauty care

New world heavyweight champion David Haye is the first boxer to use a therapy normally given to breast-enhancement patients

London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana

Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free

Severe swine flu cases 'snowballing' in London

Almost a quarter of the country's most seriously ill swine flu victims are in London hospitals, figures show

A&E shake-up to cut children’s ‘frightening’ stays in hospital

Emergency care for children in London will be overhauled to try to cut hospital admissions.

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