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Family of ill teen say they were silenced by courts
The 19-year-old is named as Sudiksha Thirumalesh after legal restrictions are lifted.
Girl receives UK's first rejection-free kidney from mum
Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs.
Children on Addenbrooke's Hospital wards offered PE lessons
Ella, nine, finds hospital "boring" and loves the lessons which are believed to be a hospital first.
£3k a shift - how doctor strikes cost NHS fortune
Concern mounts about costs of walkouts in England, as doctors charge premium rates to provide cover.
Raac: Withybush Hospital partially shut for most of 2024
Staff in some parts of the hospital have to work around metal props supporting the ceiling.
Strikes by NHS doctors leaving 'patients in limbo'
Patients affected by walk-outs by NHS staff say they are frustrated and anxious.
Covid boosters: Over-65s called for jabs as hospital cases rise
The rollout has been brought forward as a precaution against a highly-mutated new Covid variant.
Patient's water drinking death was preventable
The 18-year-old man died in a Scottish hospital after drinking an excessive amount of water.
About 165 tonnes of medicines wasted in NI every year
Unused medication costs Northern Ireland an estimated £18m annually, the Department of Health says.
Proposal to raise minimum alcohol price to 65p in Scotland
Scotland's drugs minister says the plan would strike a balance between public health and the impact on business.

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