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50 patients volunteer for UK's first face and hand transplants

23.03.11
More than 50 British patients have volunteered for face and hand transplants, including burn and accident victims ... more

Boy born without ear gets one built from rib cartilage

21.03.11
Boy born without an ear has had one built using cartilage from his ribs in pioneering surgery at a London hospital ... more

Star Wars and Harry Potter musician died after 'doctor put food tube into his lung'

27.01.11
Celebrated trumpet player who featured on the soundtracks to Star Wars and Harry Potter died after a hospital feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lung, an inquest hears... more

London heath flooding could kill thousands, experts warn

21.01.11
Thousands of Londoners could die if the capital is hit by a catastrophic downpour, a study has revealed... more

Boy survives 30ft plunge out of window

17.01.11
Mother of a 18-month-old boy who plunged 30 feet from a second-floor window told today how she feared her son would die from his injuries... more

Cancer victim attacks PCT over 'wrong' guidelines for treatment

28.10.10
Cancer patient tells of her seven-month fight for treatment that could extend her life... more

Family ‘distraught’ over student's hit-and-run death

01.10.10
The family of a Singaporean student dragged under the wheels of a lorry for a mile are said to be “distraught” at her death... more

Woman, 20, killed after being dragged a mile in hit-and-run horror

30.09.10
Student killed in a suspected hit-and-run after being dragged a mile along a road in north London... more

Victim survives deadly spider bite in Kentish Town

26.08.10
Londoner who survived some of Australia's deadliest is left near death by a poisonous spider in Kentish Town... more

Sledger fights for life after hitting a tree

07.01.10
Man was seriously injured when his sledge crashed into a tree on an icy slope in London... more

Radioactive 'missile' treatment brings hope to cancer sufferers

15.12.09
New cancer treatment which finds and destroys tumours using mini radioactive 'missiles' could provide a lifeline for hundreds of patients... more

Superbug-killing technology trial

09.07.09
Two London hospitals are testing the latest weapons in the fight against superbugs... more

Three hurt in massive gas blast

01.07.09
Three people injured in a suspected gas explosion which demolished a two-storey building in Hendon ... more

World's first 'face race' patient dies

15.06.09
A patient who received a new face and both hands has died of a heart attack just two months after the pioneering transplant... more

Hospital suspends tests after girl is wrongly given all-clear

05.06.09
A hospital trust has suspended tests for a fatal illness in children and launched an investigation after it wrongly gave a young girl the all-clear... more

New computer delay costs NHS trust £500,000

17.02.09
The next London hospital in line to install the problem-hit NHS computer system has had its start date postponed for a second time... more

Father appeals to hit-and-run driver

23.12.08
A father has made an emotional appeal for the hit-and-run driver who killed his 11-year-old son to come forward... more

First full face transplant in London 'by next year'

17.12.08
The leader of a London medical team said that they should be able to carry out the world's first full facial transplant within a year... more

Ambulance clamped as patient is helped into clinic

20.11.08
A private clamping firm has defended its decision to clamp an ambulance while its driver helped a seriously ill patient into a hospital clinic... more

'I felt safer giving birth in Hungary after first child died in NHS error

20.11.08
A mother whose newborn baby died in a botched hospital delivery has told how she has lost faith in the NHS... more

Nurse’s gadget could ease NHS cash squeeze

07.11.08
A nurse at The Royal Free Hospital has invented a device which could save the NHS tens of thousands of pounds... more

£45 hospital parking charge deters heart patient from therapy

05.11.08
Patients are cancelling vital appointments because of "exorbitant" hospital parking charges... more

Keyhole breast cancer surgery 'reduces scars'

13.10.08
A pioneering breast cancer operation that does not leave disfiguring scarring could be offered in London within weeks, a leading surgeon claims... more

Storm victim parents' £10,000 gift

17.09.08
The financier parents of a young boy killed in storms have donated £10,000 to the London hospital where he was born... more

Nurses wear cartoon uniforms for child patients

13.08.08
Nurses on children's wards at the Royal Free Hospital have been issued with childfriendly blue uniforms emblazoned with cartoon pictures of doctors and ambulances... more

Call to combat rise in drug-resistant TB

07.07.08
The Government has been urged to step in after a massive rise in the number of people diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis... more

Storm hits rail and roads with worse to come

10.03.08
The worst storms of the winter left hundreds of thousands of rail, road and air travellers suffering major disruption today as forecasters warned more is to come... more

Surgeons create 'miracle' skin-healing gel

05.03.08
The man who will lead the world's first full-face transplant has developed a "miracle" skin-healing cream... more


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