Congress leader Sonia Gandhi admitted to Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon for a minor procedure. Gandhi, a prominent figure in Indian politics and the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has a long and influential history within the Congress party.
Older people being targeted in courier frauds, TSB warns
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Brew-tiful: Cup of tea with friends is key to long life, says Margaret, aged 105
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Hantavirus: Ten people from remote islands to come to UK to isolate
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Student nurse, 21, says life changed in ‘blink of an eye’ after cancer diagnosis
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Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive SMA screening as part of new study
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Bonnie Tyler ‘remains seriously ill’ but is stable following emergency surgery
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Vanessa Feltz: Gallbladder removal affected my whole personality
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Hantavirus: Some passengers on board cruise were ‘facing mental breakdown’
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International Nurses Day: what is it and how to mark the occasion?
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Hantavirus: Testing ‘well underway’ for cruise Britons isolating at UK hospital
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CDC leader says hantavirus not "a five-alarm fire bell"
CBS Evening News CDC's acting director says hantavirus is not "a five-alarm fire bell" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-evening-news.jpg'); } By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full...
King meets chemo patients and tries out robot used in surgery during visit
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Prince urges more people to talk about suicide as he opens mental health centre
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Jake Halls 'devastating suicide attempts' revealed before 'lost' Towie star's death
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Health experts ‘working with all concerned’ after Hantavirus evacuation flight
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Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say
Decision made to grant US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to data in project to build integrated platform, according to reportsUK politics live – latest updatesMPs have warned that an NHS decision to grant Palantir access to identifiable patient information in its plan to use AI to improve the health service is “dangerous” and will fuel public fears that data privacy is not being prioritised.NHS England has allowed staff from the US tech firm and other contractors access to patient data before it h...
Wearable medication device can help heart failure patients, study finds
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Alan Brazil reveals 'life-saving operation' as talkSPORT host issues major health update
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Hantavirus: Cruise ship Britons offered emotional and practical support in UK
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