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Mother with leukaemia given hope by daughter's cancer-busting cells

12.08.09
Mother terminally ill with cancer given a chance of life after undergoing revolutionary treatment involving a donation of cells from her daughter... more

EXCLUSIVE: Swine flu mother has baby then dies

17.07.09
Pregnant woman seriously ill with swine flu gave birth to her baby before dying, the Standard can reveal... 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

Light therapy used in cancer treatment

30.06.09
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NHS won't pay £3,000 for drug to save my life

17.06.09
A trainee teacher has launched a legal fight against health bosses who are refusing to pay for her life-saving cancer therapy... 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

Helmet wars

17.03.09
A High Court judge has reignited the debate over whether to buckle up by saying cyclists who don’t wear headgear are to blame for their own injuries. So which side are you on?... 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

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

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

On the brink of stardom, my little girl with the big voice

12.12.08
As Londoner Alexandra Burke is tipped to win X Factor tomorrow, her mother Melissa talks about her phenomenal rise... more

7/7 survivor with a pioneering new arm which simply clips on

08.12.08
A survivor of the 7/7 bombing has been fitted with a clip-on arm that fuses directly with her own skin and bone... more

Hospitals want payout for computer system delays

05.12.08
London hospitals are set to seek compensation after losing hundreds of thousands of pounds over a botched IT system... 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

My singing career was ruined by glass attack in Mayfair club

19.11.08
A singer whose face was slashed in a horrific attack at a Mayfair private members' club has spoken of her struggle to rebuild her life... 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

Carjacking victim says thugs will rob again

06.11.08
A businesswoman attacked by a gang who threatened to kill her while stealing £10,000 worth of jewellery fears there will be more robberies... 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

Busy pregnant executives bring midwife to the office

09.10.08
Midwives are providing highflying City women with pregnancy care at their desks... 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

MMR doctor 'in a hurry' to link jab with autism

07.08.08
The doctor behind the MMR scare was in such a hurry to prove a connection between the triple jab and autism that he "pushed" a colleague into seeking ethical approval to carry out experiments after they had been performed... 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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