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Mother's organs save three others inside 24 hours

04.10.11
The widower of a London woman tells how her organs saved the lives of three people within 24 hours of her death following a massive brain haemorrhage... more

New 'wonder' asthma drug could change patients' lives, says study

27.09.11
Pressure is mounting on the NHS to widen the use of a 'wonder' drug for hundreds of thousands of severe asthma sufferers... more

Hospitals see rise in number of patient complaints

25.08.11
Patient complaints against London hospitals are on the rise... more

£6.6 million for damaged baby

05.08.11
A seven-year-old boy, left facing a lifetime of acute disability by hospital blunders at his birth, today won more than £6.6 million compensation from the NHS... more

Top London hospital to cut 360 posts after fall in funding

03.05.11
One of the country's leading hospitals is cutting 360 jobs, after a major drop in funding for treating NHS patients... more

Asthma boy turned away by walk-in clinic ended up in coma

08.04.11
Teenager ended up in a coma after a walk-in surgery refused to treat him for an asthma attack, his mother claimed ... more

London hospital loses 450 jobs as David Cameron vows change

06.04.11
Hundreds of posts, including the jobs of doctors and nurses, are to be axed at a leading London hospital, it was revealed ... 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

Brain-damaged boy’s parents seek millions at High Court

03.12.10
A six-year-old boy who is facing a lifetime of acute disability after hospital blunders during his birth is seeking compensation of millions of pounds at the High Court... more

Clubbers won’t be prosecuted if they put their drugs in the bin

03.12.10
Clubbers caught with drugs will be able to escape prosecution by dropping them in 'amnesty bins'... more

New trauma centres saving hundreds of extra lives

02.12.10
More than 100 extra lives will be saved every year in London's super accident and emergency units, official figures reveal... more

Boy, seven, crushed by tram as he crosses tracks on way to school

15.11.10
Seven-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after he was hit by a tram ... more

Two striking firefighters run down during protest

02.11.10
Two striking firefighters were taken to hospital after being run over during protests outside London fire stations... more

London women lead England bid for World Cup rugby glory

03.09.10
Two Londoners will help lead England’s bid to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup final on Sunday... more

David Cameron needs to woo the 'yummy mummies'

13.04.10
London battlegrounds: Bellwether seats such as Tooting have key voters which the Tories have to secure to win the election... more

Policeman told us: A fox has taken your dead baby

29.03.10
London couple describe their horror at being told that the body of their five-day-old boy had been taken by a fox after being placed in a mass grave... more

My baby boy was buried with 13 others in a pit left open for months

18.03.10
Grieving mother tells of her shock at paupers’ grave given to her infant son... more

Don't write me off yet: Sara Payne out of coma

05.01.10
Child protection campaigner Sara Payne, who was fighting for her life after a relapse from a brain aneurysm, has begun to talk again... more

Woman in critical condition after bus swerves into tree

07.08.09
A woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Croydon... more

NHS blunders expose private details of 40,000 people

27.11.08
The full details of how NHS staff have lost confidential data on thousands of Londoners can now be revealed... more

Lorry kills teenage cyclist at 'deathtrap' crossroads

21.10.08
A teenage cyclist was knocked down and killed by a lorry at a busy south London junction labelled a "deathtrap"... more

New blood test leads to designer babies fear

24.09.08
Health experts have raised fears over a new test for pregnant women to detect genetic disorders in their babies... more

'More suffering from manorexia'

17.09.08
There are signs that anorexia is increasing at a faster rate among men than women as the beauty and fashion industry puts a greater focus on males... more

Sewer death woman 'was lost in tunnel'

12.09.08
A woman found dead in a sewage tank may have become lost in a maze of tunnels before being overcome by poison gas, it emerged... more

Patients must be known by number not name, medics told

13.08.08
Staff at two major hospitals have been ordered to refer to patients by a number instead of their name in a bid to keep personal data secret... more

Patients burned by teeth bleaching

01.08.08
Patients are having emergency skin grafts for burns caused by botched cosmetic dental treatment... more

Shopper murder suspect is grandmother aged 37

13.06.08
The girlfriend of a man accused of killing an innocent shopper at a Sainsbury's store appeared in court after she too was charged with murder... more

An Italian identity crisis

09.04.08
Apsleys - a new American-designed restaurant with an English name and an English head chef, but Italian food — seems to be showing signs of confusion where its DNA is concerned. ... more


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