Category : NHS


Child's appendicitis hid rare parasitic infection

A 10-year-old girl treated for appendicitis in Switzerland was found to have a rare, liver-damaging parasite. Doctors warn of the need for screening in migrant populations. Read the full case report.

NHS Trump drug deal 'may cost 15,000 lives'

A £3bn deal to pay US drug firms more and avoid Trump's tariffs could lead to 15,971 extra deaths yearly as NHS rations care, York University research reveals. Read the full analysis.

Crohn's sufferer vomited faeces after misdiagnosis

Lucy Dare, 21, shares her harrowing journey with Crohn's disease, from being misdiagnosed with an eating disorder to a life-threatening bowel perforation. She urges others to seek help for symptoms.

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