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The fertility experts

04.11.09

The best clinics in and around London... more

Toddler 'critical' after lorry hits buggy

28.10.09

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Charlie gets new appetite for life after rare transplant

21.10.09

Nine-year-old girl can eat pizza and ice cream for the first time after having a rare transplant... more

Frank Maloney vows to make quick return to boxing

16.09.09

Boxing promoter Frank Maloney has vowed to return to the sport as soon as possible after undergoing an operation at King's College Hospital in London yesterday following a heart attack... more

10 boroughs win Boris funding to create a low-carbon capital

03.09.09

Ten London boroughs win funding to develop 'low carbon zones' with schemes ranging from 'energy doctors' to solar panels for schools... more

Children, 13, being maimed as gun gangs fire warning shots

10.08.09

Gun gangs involved in 'turf wars' across London are inflicting 'war wounds' on schoolchildren as young as 13... more

Labour launches attack on benefit cheats to woo working families

31.07.09

Crackdown on cheats and scroungers was launched as Labour tried to revive its support among beleaguered working families... more

Army 'failed' stressed soldier who leaped to his death

24.07.09

Family of a soldier who killed himself after serving in Iraq say he was failed by the Army which offered him no psychological help when he returned home... more

Hygiene blunders at hospital

23.07.09

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Hospitals urged to allow new mothers to donate life-saving stem cells

14.07.09

Women are being blocked from donating life-saving stem cells in London hospitals, the Standard has learned... more

Man denies manslaughter of Arab student

13.03.09

A 21-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a teenage Arab student in a seaside town when he appeared in court... more

London hospitals unite to form pioneer supertrusts

09.03.09

The creation of three medical "supertrusts" in London has been given the go-ahead by the Government... more

Iris still smiling after beating rare tumour

09.03.09

A baby diagnosed with a rare form of terminal cancer has defied the odds to make a full recovery and celebrate the first birthday her parents never thought they would see... more

Thomas, five, has pioneering implant to help stimulate brain

13.01.09

A five-year-old has been given new hope after pioneering surgery to fit an electronic implant to help conquer a debilitating brain condition... more

Surgeon attacks foreign use of British organs

05.01.09

A leading transplant surgeon has hit out at two London hospitals for allowing foreigners to leap-frog NHS queues for liver transplants... more

Lighting to ease breast screening

24.12.08

Women are being offered breast cancer scans that use coloured light to help them relax... more

Parkinson's sufferers 'missing out on surgery'

02.12.08

Parkinson's disease sufferers are missing out on a revolutionary brain operation that can reduce shaking, a leading London surgeon has said ... more

Couples waiting two years for eggs in donor shortage

01.12.08

London is facing a fertility crisis with women waiting more than two years for a donor egg, experts have warned... more

Clinic to revolutionise ante-natal care

14.10.08

The world's leading pregnancy expert has revealed his plans to revolutionise maternity care for women in the capital... more

Man stabbed to death for Gucci handbag

04.08.08

A man was stabbed to death when he was robbed of a Gucci handbag yards from his home... more

Man paralysed after slap on back sues hospital for Ł300,000

22.07.08

A man who was paralysed from the neck down after being slapped on the back is suing the hospital that treated him... more

'Hit-run' driver claims youth tried to steal car

14.07.08

Police are investigating claims that a teenager knocked down in an apparent hit-and-run had been trying to steal the car... more

First woman to give birth at a London NHS hospital tells her story

04.07.08

The first woman to give birth in a London NHS hospital spoke out about her experience to mark the 60th anniversary of the health service... more

Knife victim's tragic past

03.07.08

A woman stabbed to death in south London had never recovered from her sister's death from cancer and the miscarriage of her own twin babies... more

Woman stabs female cyclist to death

02.07.08

A young woman was stabbed to death by another woman near a London high street... more

Teenagers don't want to kill - and I can stop them

30.06.08

The murder of 16-year-old James Smartt-Ford at Streatham Ice Rink in front of 350 teenagers was what led Dr Tunji Lasoye to make the connection... more

Just four years' jail for drink driver who killed a mum, 26

03.06.08

The family of a young mother killed by a drink driver have spoken of their outrage after he was given a four-year prison sentence... more

Armed police seize rapist who escaped from hospital

18.04.08

A rapist who escaped from a secure London hospital two months ago has been recaptured by armed police more than 100 miles away... more

Fear of causing patient offence 'led to rapist's hospital escape'

11.04.08

Hospital staff using politically correct language when describing dangerous patients are putting the public at risk, according to a confidential report... more