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Daughter launches urgent appeal for stem cell donor to help father with cancer

A Harrow resident is urging members of the public to sign up to the stem cell register in order to help find a potentially life-saving match for her father. The campaign was launched by Sunny Andrea,...

UK residents increasingly monitoring their health

Around 80 per cent of people in Britain are now keeping tabs on their personal wellbeing – encompassing dietary choices, sleep quality and cardiac function. Research conducted among 2,000 adults reve...

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Daughter launches urgent appeal for stem cell donor to help father with cancer

A Harrow resident is urging members of the public to sign up to the stem cell register in order to help find a potentially life-saving match for her father. The campaign was launched by Sunny Andrea,...

UK residents increasingly monitoring their health

Around 80 per cent of people in Britain are now keeping tabs on their personal wellbeing – encompassing dietary choices, sleep quality and cardiac function. Research conducted among 2,000 adults reve...

Long-serving Hillingdon paramedic to retire after nearly 40 years of service

A medic who was about to retire was brought together again with a person whose life he had rescued seven years earlier. Andy Goldfinch, employed by the London Ambulance Service at the Hillingdon stat...

Ambulance service records busiest day in its history

On Friday (June 26)  a total of 8,869 emergency 999 calls were taken, with more than 500 calls per hour between 6pm and midnight.

Research shows 25% of Britons getting only five hours sleep nightly

Data indicates a quarter of adults in Britain survive on merely five hours of rest each night, with pain, anxiety and trips to the toilet cited as obstacles to achieving quality sleep. Guidance from ...

Robotic Surgery Systems Launched Across Two Medical Centres

Personnel at Northwick Park Hospital have been getting to grips with robotic technology ahead of the first procedures set to take place this week. Two Da Vinci surgical platforms have been introduced...

Doctor shares accepting my autism and ADHD diagnosis

A medical professional who recently received diagnoses of autism and ADHD has shared her experience of coming to terms with these conditions and how they influence her clinical work. Dr Somya Pandey,...

London boroughs with highest hearing loss rates exposed

The parts of London worst hit by hearing difficulties have been identified. New research indicates that outer London boroughs are seeing particularly elevated levels. The Royal National Institute for...

Capital’s Most Improved Hospital Now Ranks Seventh in England

The NHS trust overseeing Northwick Park Hospital has earned the title of London's top-performing improving healthcare organisation. London North West University Healthcare clinched seventh place amon...

Education building could become health hub

A plan to convert The White House on the Harrow on the Hill Campus into a new community health hub with GP surgeries and healthcare services is among applications submitted to Harrow Council.

Unusual beauty hacks Brits swear by: teabags, egg and soda

UK skincare devotees have embraced unconventional household solutions, including positioning tea bags over puffy eyes, dabbing egg yolk onto dry areas, and scrubbing with bicarbonate of soda. Researc...

Harrow local marks five decades of life-saving kidney treatment

Relatives and acquaintances gathered to commemorate the life of a Stanmore man who achieved the Guinness World Record for the longest duration of kidney dialysis treatment. Mahesh Mehta, who lived in...

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Starmer backs bank holiday if England wins World Cup

Sir Keir Starmer has indicated that an extra day off could be granted should England triumph at the World Cup. The Prime Minister offered this observation as anticipation grows ahead of England's mee...

Local club gives pupils free lessons and hot dinners

A charitable organisation is striving to narrow the educational achievement divide in British schools. The Akshaya Patra UK's out-of-hours initiative, branded as Empower Hour, provides assistance to ...