Exclusive: soprano, who died in 2019, stopped performing after surgery in London in 2015She had a voice described as a “grand mansion of sound”, won four Grammy awards and thrilled audiences in the world’s opera house – but suddenly stopped performing …
Asylum seeker given £100,000 hospital bill after suffering stroke
Simba Mujakachi says government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies deterred him from taking medicationSimba Mujakachi, a personal trainer, was just 29 years old in June 2019 when he suffered a catastrophic stroke that left him comatose. When he awoke, he…
US hospitals buckling under delta surge: 25% of ICUs are over 95% full
The burden on hospital ICUs has more than doubled since June.
As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections
Overcrowding from COVID care is allowing infections to rise again.
‘£3k just to hold the bed’: Exorbitant Covid care costs push Indians into poverty
A struggling healthcare system and inflated prices mean hospital treatment can result in a lifetime of debt for manyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAnil Goel remembers the night in May when he received a call from his desper…
Vulnerable patient’s death at private hospital is a ‘scandal’, says mother
Mother of Ben King speaks out as report highlights series of failings at Norfolk hospital where three patients diedA mother whose son was among three people who died at a private hospital for people with learning disabilities said his death was a “scan…
Record 5.6m people in England waiting for hospital treatment
Number highest since records began in 2007, while 293,000 have been waiting more than a yearThe number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 5.61 million, as the NHS struggles to clear the growing backlog of care …
France grants citizenship to 12,000 Covid frontline workers
Fast-track scheme is aimed at those whose jobs put them at risk in pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance has granted citizenship to more than 12,000 frontline workers whose jobs put them at risk during the Covid pan…
Spanish woman raised by wrong family seeks damages for baby swap mistake
Now 19 years old, the woman was accidentally switched with another baby in a hospital in La RiojaA woman is seeking €3m in damages from a regional health department in northern Spain after it emerged that she and another baby were accidentally handed t…
Hospital calls for action to stop cyclist deaths at notorious London junction
Colleagues of Dr Marta Krawiec, who was killed while riding to work, say urgent safety work is neededA leading hospital has called for immediate safety works at a notoriously dangerous junction in central London where one of its doctors was killed last…