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AN 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in his life has now been told he is fighting leukaemia. Earlier this month, Joseph Cooper was told he had lymphoma but doctors have said the diagnosis was wrong but he has leukaemia. He

But doctors performed life-saving heart surgery on her and now she?s a happy, healthy girl. It was so serious for Chloe that a surgeon in Newcastle told her mum Charlotte, from Meltham, that another day and the nine-day-old baby?s heart would have

A West Midlands hospital trust that axed more then 300 jobs to cut costs has ordered an urgent £3 million investment to combat severe short-staffing in its A&Es. Managers of City Hospital, in Winson Green, and Sandwell Hospital, in West Bromwich, have

A GRIEVING father is furious with Basildon Hospital after doctors failed to spot his son’s fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. A day later Steven Ryan, 55, of Ardleigh, Lee Chapel North, died after being readmitted to the hospital. His dad

New High Court Rules on Mediation and Conciliation (the "Rules"), under which a High Court judge may adjourn legal proceedings to allow the parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), may yield an increase in the number of medical

FOUR people were taken to hospital following a house fire in Aston. Fire crews were called to a fire in the bedroom of the house in Albert Road at 11.32am on Sunday . One woman, two boys and a girl were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

The North East has a tradition of finishing bottom of the UK league in many areas. Much of our poor performance in health is associated with our industrial legacy; for much of the last century and bits of the one before, ill-health was regarded as an

Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, ,DD 0207 749 3724, Email: Local GP’s Marathon effort to fund breast cancer researchBudding runner Martin Billington from Hunter’s Bar in Sheffield has laced up his running shoes to train for

/PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring announces a special edition of its Key Issues Dialogue series released in conjunction with Rare Disease Day 2011, an international event to raise awareness of rare diseases and their impact on people's lives. The Dialogue

A BIRMINGHAM hospital trust that slashed more then 300 jobs to cut costs has ordered an urgent £3 million investment to combat severe short-staffing in its A&Es. Bosses of City Hospital, in Winson Green, and Sandwell Hospital, in West Bromwich, have

Researchers have identified a key genetic fault that causes a rare skin cancer to spread and then spontaneously heal itself. The identification of this rare cancer, known as multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) or Ferguson-Smith disease,

PATIENT representatives have questioned Derriford Hospital bosses over surgical errors which led to the threat of prosecution from health watchdogs. Independent regulators the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last week warned the hospital to improve

A NEW state-of-the art animal hospital is to be built in Derriford after a pet charity was granted planning permission. The PDSA told The Herald that Plymouth City Council has given it the go-ahead to build the planned £2 million centre at the

Scientists have isolated a gene involved in a rare, self-healing skin cancer, which could open the way to newer treatments for other types of cancers. The multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) skin cancer grows rapidly but then a few weeks

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants to help improve awareness, prevention and care of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) in China and India. The grants total nearly $1 million USD and bring the Foundation's commitment to

Commenting on the 10 year anniversary of the 2001 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, Harvey Locke, President of the British Veterinary Association, said: "Ten years on from the devastation of the 2001 outbreak the UK remains at risk from Foot and

Action by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) to build trust and improve joint working between the industry and the NHS was strongly welcomed today by leading healthcare figures. In an unprecedented joint statement the 14

A quarter of cancer sufferers are being sent away by GPs with their early warning signs dismissed as minor ailments, a study reveals today. Tens of thousands of patients are initially told that their symptoms are ‘nothing to worry about’ or advised

Story toolsYour feedback The NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson believes NHS hospitals would find it difficult to adapt to the the "new world" following spending cuts and introduction of Amdrew Lansley's reforms. Sir David told the BBc that the

I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time. The decision was made that the right breast would be removed now, the left breast will be removed in time. This is a record of my time between finishing work on 1 August … 'til my return at some