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Baby's hearing fully restored in gene therapy first

Opal, 18 months, can now hear - even a whisper - after becoming the first person to try a new treatment.

Baby's hearing fully restored in gene therapy first

Agency charging NHS nearly £2,000 for nurse shift

A leading NHS boss says firms are deliberately targeting areas where nurses are in short supply.

Agency charging NHS nearly £2,000 for nurse shift

AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine

The firm said the decision was taken because of a decline in demand for the vaccine.

AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine

Mum never got over injecting son with infected blood

Kate McDougall gave her son injections to treat his haemophilia which unknowingly led to his HIV infection.

Mum never got over injecting son with infected blood

Antisemitism complaints by doctors surge

A Jewish doctor speaks of being abused by a colleague, as reports to the GMC of antisemitism surge.

Antisemitism complaints by doctors surge

Children's mental health data published after cyber attack

A ransomware group carries out its threat to NHS Dumfries and Galloway and releases a "large volume" of patients' data.

Children's mental health data published after cyber attack