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Canadian doctors who treated the teen say the injury is unlike vaping-related illnesses in the US.

Almost 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected in 2019.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been told by the NHS to contact affected families.

In October, Welsh A&Es met the "four-hour wait" target for 75.3% of patients - the target is 95%.

In one of Australia's biggest class actions, a court ruled the firm failed to warn women of the risks.

Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities more than a decade earlier than men, says study.

Adam Blackman says he "learned the hard way" why it is so important to be vaccinated against flu.

A surgeon spilt stomach contents on organs which were transplanted into three patients.

Megan Alikhanizadeh has been chased, tackled and held down by the police after escaping from hospital.

A BBC survey about morals in the UK finds 40% of adults would call in sick if they needed a day off.

The mother of premature twins says one's condition improved when his brother was put in his incubator.

Campaigners say 25 new cases have emerged since the leak of a report into maternity care in Shropshire.

The system sends a pop-up warning to nurses when they enter patient readings into health records.

An Impossible Foods spokeswoman says vegans should ask for the burger to be cooked in a microwave.

Patients are being turned away, stuck on waiting lists and put off by cost, BBC analysis suggests.

The health secretary is facing calls to put the Glasgow health board into "special measures".

Catherine Griffiths eventually discovered her children had Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Dr Michael Watt was responsible for a huge spike in the number of blood patches carried out in 2015 and 2016.

Phil Newby had said without a change in the law, he may be forced to suffer against his wishes.

Staff got dead babies' names wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as "it", a leaked report says.