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Friday 01 June 2012
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Health

UK Patients 'suffer needless heart attacks' in hospital 31 May 2012 Channel 4 News

The deaths of around one in five patients who suffered a cardiac arrest after they were admitted to hospital may have been prevented with earlier treatment, according to a new report.

UK Revealed: postcode lottery for dystonia treatment 31 May 2012 Victoria Macdonald

Exclusive: an East Midlands patient has repeatedly been refused brain stimulation treatment for dystonia, a debilitating twitching disorder, despite it being available almost everywhere else.

Doctors' strike will challenge the government 30 May 2012

Wherever people's sympathies lie, this is a difficult moment for the government, to be presiding over policies which will lead to the first industrial action by doctors since the 70s.

UK 'Sixty stone' girl in hospital after house rescue 25 May 2012 Darshna Soni

An obese teenager who had to be rescued from her home in South Wales by a 40-strong team after falling seriously ill is recovering in hospital.

UK Patients to give 'rating' to NHS treatment 25 May 2012 Channel 4 News

A new test launched today will allow patients to rate their NHS hospital's care and treatment, and the results will hold hospital leaders to account.

Standing by IVF and HRT? 22 May 2012

Victoria Macdonald writes on the funding of IVF and a recent paper on Hormone Replacement Therapy.

World / United States Master Chef - as Harvard honours Jamie Oliver 22 May 2012 Felicity Spector

It is a long way from an Essex pub: the celebrity-chef- turned-food-campaigner Jamie Oliver is picking up a prestigious Harvard award for his work to combat childhood obesity.

UK Almost 500 body parts kept 'without justification' 21 May 2012 Victoria Macdonald

Police forces conducting an audit of retained organs have found 492 body parts kept "unnecessarily" and sometimes without the knowledge of families.

Politics Chill out - the PM taking a break is good for us 21 May 2012 Channel 4 News

He is in charge of the UK at one of the toughest times in recent history, yet he likes to wind down whenever he can. Is David Cameron's tendency to "chillax" good for him - and the country?

World / Australia Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies of cancer 21 May 2012 Channel 4 News

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has lost his battle against cancer, his family said, asking for privacy "at this very difficult time". He was 62.

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