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Gosport hospital deaths inquiry looks into 800 certificates signed by Dr Opiate
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hospital-deaths-inquiry-looks-into-800-certificates-signed-by-dr-opiate-jane-barton-p508dnh56 A retired female GP is at the centre of a £13m inquiry into hundreds of deaths that may have been caused by overdoses. The death certificates of 833 patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire are being re-examined as part of the inquiry by the Gosport independent panel, which is investigating claims […]
Could viruses that eat bacteria solve the superbug crisis?
[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4790402/Could-gargling-virus-solve-SUPERBUG-CRISIS.html As she stared down at her husband’s apparently lifeless body, Steffanie Strathdee was forced to contemplate the worst. Tom Patterson, her husband of 13 years, lay in a deep coma, the victim of an aggressive superbug; it had been more […]
The truth about antibiotics
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/truth-antibiotics-do-really-need-take-full-course/ James Sutton battled doctors for six weeks to get a ten-day course of amoxicillin for his severe bronchitic chest infection. When he got the antibiotics, they didn’t really work and, what’s more, he had a major allergic reaction which caused a huge outbreak of hives all over his torso, adding to his misery. “No […]
Women damaged by surgical mesh furious at report rejecting calls for a ban
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4726704/Women-damaged-surgical-mesh-furious-report.html Women damaged by surgical mesh used to treat post-childbirth incontinence have reacted with fury to a Government report investigating the problem. At least 7,800 women say they’ve suffered lacerations and nerve damage because the mesh has broken into tiny fragments. The report, which is unpublished but has been seen by Good Health, is the […]
Curry spice helped dying woman beat cancer
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4726136/How-curry-spice-helped-dying-woman-beat-cancer.html After five years of living with cancer and the ravages of side-effects from repeated unsuccessful treatment, Dieneke Ferguson thought she was finally losing the battle. She had a serious relapse and there seemed little hope. Dieneke had been diagnosed with the blood cancer myeloma in 2007 and had undergone three rounds of chemotherapy as […]
Breast implant cancer
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3978760/two-breast-surgery-patients-die-from-a-bombshell-cancer-linked-to-implants/ TWO breast surgery patients have died from a “bombshell” cancer linked to implants, a government watchdog has revealed. Twenty-three more have required operations after contracting Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) The disease is linked to textured surface implants introduced 15 years ago which, say experts, damage the immune system. Tumours take at least a […]
A quarter of patients ‘left damaged’ by back surgery
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-quarter-of-patients-left-damaged-by-back-surgery-7wqccrskt One in four patients with back surgery claim to have been damaged, with results ranging from pain to paralysis, according to a study by spinal surgeons. Negligence complaints are so common that the Medical Defence Union, which insures doctors offering private operations, says it will no longer cover back surgery outside the NHS. Leading […]
EXPOSED: NHS paying millions for dangerous private operations
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4597524/EXPOSED-NHS-pays-millions-private-surgeons.html#ixzz4jtItW8QV The quality of care received by NHS patients in private hospitals is under review Insiders fear countless people are paying for needless, expensive operations There’s also been a sharp rise in complaints from unhappy or worried patients Those treated in private hospitals are often not compensated if things go wrong After years on […]
Horror stories of post baby op that can ruin lives
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4575510/Your-horror-stories-post-baby-op-ruin-lives.html#ixzz4jtMkMvvU Women have been damaged by a mesh to treat post-childbirth incontinence It causes a variety of side-effects including crippling pain and infection Yet the NHS has continued to give the implant a clean bill of health Here, some of the many who’ve contacted us tell their stories Women damaged by a mesh designed to […]
Mother to sue GP for circumcision ‘assault’ on son
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4502850/Mum-sue-GP-circumcision-assault-son.html#ixzz4jtN8Xdt5 The doctor involved is Balvinder Mehat of Bakersfield Medical Centre Operation took place when the baby was taken to visit his father’s family The assault claim is being pursued by human rights lawyer Saimo Chahal QC A British GP is to be prosecuted by an outraged mother for assault after circumcising her baby boy […]