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Category: Health
NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime lost earnings, court rules
The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in…
Woman’s leg amputated after botched knee op
The patient was the victim of a “life-changing error” when a drill slipped during surgery.
Scotland’s supplies of prescription co-codamol limited until June
Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.
Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m
The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.
Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
Viral face depuffing tricks – skin experts reveal if they work
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction – the effects are often at best, temporary, say…
Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.