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Libyan boy flown to London for treatment

23.09.11
A boy with life-threatening injuries suffered during the Libyan conflict has become the first patient to be flown to Britain from the war-torn country. ... more

Test that could stop 250,000 pregnancies ending in miscarriage

05.07.11
A woman's risk of miscarriage can be predicted by a groundbreaking new test, doctors reveal... more

Cancer patients in London rate their hospital care as worst in the country

21.04.11
Cancer patients in London have the worst experience of care during treatment than any where else in the country, research reveals... more

Boy, 15, nearly stamped to death by gang is 'too scared to go home'

20.04.11
A boy left fighting for his life after a beating by seven thugs had suffered months of harassment by the same gang and is now too frightened to return home, his family said... more

Hospitals spend £15million on interpreters

15.04.11
EXCLUSIVE: Hospitals in London have spent at least £15million on interpreters, the Standard reveals ... more

Tributes to 'a loving father and fine RAF officer' killed in west London bike crash

17.03.11
Family, friends and colleagues of a senior RAF officer who was killed in a collision with a van while cycling paid tribute to him... more

RAF Northolt chief killed in cycle accident

14.03.11
Military chiefs paid tribute today to a senior RAF officer killed when he was in collision with a van while cycling... more

London cyclist killed in van crash

11.03.11
Police today appealed for witnesses after a cyclist was killed on the A40 in Hillingdon... more

'Virus left our son unable to walk or talk'

04.03.11
A five-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after contracting a mystery virus... more

Three in same family killed as driver makes U-turn near Heathrow

17.01.11
Three people were killed in a horrific car crash near Heathrow after a car was hit by a van yards from Hatton Cross Tube station... more

I was very lucky, says the bloodied face of 7/7

11.11.10
7/7 survivor whose bloodied face became one of the defining images of the devastation told today how he still has psychological scars but had been 'very lucky'... more

Woman fights for life after Paddington pub flower pot falls on her head

15.10.10
Woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a large metal pot fell on her as she had a drink near the station... more

Apple a day keeps dementia at bay

06.08.10
People can stave off dementia by eating more fruit and vegetables and spending longer in education... more

Shop loses licence for selling bottle of vodka to girl of 12

21.07.10
Mother successfully takes action against a shop that sold her 12-year-old daughter a bottle of vodka and 20 cigarettes... more

‘Robot’ treatment will speed up cancer care in London

29.06.10
Londoners are to get “robotic” cancer surgery for the first time... more

Wayne Rooney parties at Mayfair nightclub as teenage tourist dies

26.04.10
A 17-year-old tourist collapsed and died after partying at the same nightclub as Wayne Rooney in the early hours today... more

Woman sent home with sprained ankle had cancer of brain

13.04.10
Woman sent home from a London hospital only to be told the next day that she had life-threatening cancer when she visited another hospital... more

My work experience with doctor who saved me

05.01.10
London doctor who saved the life of a premature baby 16 years ago is now helping the teenager fulfil her dream of studying medicine... more

Lord Mandelson has prostate operation

21.08.09
Lord Mandelson was in 'good form' after undergoing an operation on his prostate after experiencing bladder problems... more

Heart op breakthrough

03.04.09
Doctors in the capital have pioneered a life-saving treatment that uses a "toolkit" to repair leaky heart valves... more

Inflatable valve that can save patients too ill for heart surgery

11.02.09
Patients who are too ill to have open heart surgery are being offered a potentially life-saving alternative... more

We're in and out of A&E with disabled son says Samantha Cameron

22.12.08
The wife of Conservative leader David Cameron gave a hint of the difficulties in coping with her disabled son as she opened a new children's ward... more

Doctor 'gave lover abortion poison'

03.11.08
A hospital consultant gave his girlfriend tea laced with drugs in an attempt to abort her pregnancy, it has been alleged... more

Top hospital cut out healthy gall bladder

13.10.08
An investigation is under way after a woman had her healthy gall bladder removed in a blundered operation at one of the country's leading hospitals... more

Kidney stone surgery for Mandelson after 3am dash to hospital

06.10.08
Peter Mandelson was set to have an operation for kidney stones after being rushed to hospital at 3am by health minister and surgeon Lord Darzi... more

Girl, 14, nearly blinded by glass thugs at carnival

28.08.08
A 14-year-old schoolgirl says she has been scarred for life after being nearly blinded by a glass bottle at the Notting Hill Carnival... more

Airshower sucks up dust as asthma sufferers sleep

24.06.08
London doctors are taking part in the world's first major trial of a "space age" cure for asthma... more

Hollywood stars 'fuelling the rise of older mothers'

19.03.08
Hollywood stars who give birth over the age of 40 are encouraging women to delay motherhood, a leading fertility doctor have warned... more


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