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Surgeons withdraw support for heart disease advice09 Dec 2019 22:05European guidelines on a form of heart disease are under review, following a Newsnight investigation.
Boy slept on hospital floor due to lack of beds09 Dec 2019 14:57Jack was photographed lying on a pile of coats on a hospital treatment room floor.
General Election 2019: NHS boss - Parties 'ducked' big issues09 Dec 2019 00:29Chris Hopson says election debate has "fallen short" with regard to long-term solutions for the NHS.
Shante Turay-Thomas: Call handler 'made mistakes' over reaction death09 Dec 2019 19:18Shante Turay-Thomas died after falling ill at her family home in Wood Green last year.
Group B Strep: ‘A common bug could have killed my baby’08 Dec 2019 00:30A mother whose baby got meningitis because of Group B Strep says all pregnant women should be tested.
Ovarian cancer drug olaparib approved in Scotland as new treatment09 Dec 2019 14:06A trial finds that Olaparib tablets can significantly slow down progression of the disease.

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