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The Latest Breaking News from Addenbrooke Hospital

Opera singer who hid deafness for three decades hails ‘life-changing’ surgery ahead of nationwide trial

Janine Roebuck’s life was changed when she received double cochlear implants

The Independent UK

Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years describes ‘life-changing’ surgery

Janine Roebuck, 72, from London, had double cochlear implants after years of worsening hearing.

Evening Standard

Review finds evidence of ‘fatal physical harm’ caused to boy who had surgery

Nine-year-old Jack Moate was operated on by Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in 2015.

Evening Standard

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Man who died with dementia aged 24 leaves brain to science

Andre Yarham was just 22 when he was diagnosed with dementia

The Independent UK

Davina McCall: Important to be part of Stand Up To Cancer after my lump scare

The broadcaster revealed in November that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Evening Standard

Train attack hero’s family shares update after horrific stabbing

Samir Zitouni was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway train when the attack happened

The Independent UK

First NHS patient outside of clinical trials has new treatment for liver cancer

The technology uses ultrasound to destroy cancer cells and can be done in as little as 30 minutes, without the need for surgery.

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First UK patient receives ‘game-changing’ ultrasound that destroys liver cancer

A Cambridge hospital is the first in Europe to provide the procedure

The Independent UK

Breakthrough for teen who lost four family members to inherited condition

Mary Catchpole, 19, has the same life-threatening genetic condition, activated PI3-Kinase delta syndrome (APDS)

The Independent UK

Man accused of woman’s murder lived off-grid to avoid prison recall, court told

Roy Barclay, 56, denies killing Anita Rose, 57, while she was out walking her dog near her home in Suffolk last July.

The Independent UK

Surgeon who carried out Europe’s first liver transplant dies aged 93

Prof Sir Roy Calne performed gamechanging operation in 1968, and was responsible for other surgical ‘world firsts’

The Guardian - UK

Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe's first liver transplant, has died aged 93

Pioneering surgeon Roy Calne, who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation, has died aged 93

The Independent UK

Pioneering transplant surgeon Professor Sir Roy Calne dies aged 93

Professor Sir Roy Calne led the first liver transplant operation in Europe at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge on May 2 1968.

Evening Standard

Boy, 12, fighting for life after being struck by lightning during school football tournament

The schoolboy and man were hit by lightning during a football tournament at The Sele School, in Hertford, Hertfordshire

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Mum thought five-year-old's symptoms were from heat until she went to Specsavers

Sofia's parents have credited the opticians with saving her life

Liverpool Echo

Woman and two children killed in tragic house fire

Blaze in Cambridge claims three lives as man in his 30s escapes flat

The Independent UK

Devastating fire claims the lives of two children and a woman - OLD

A man managed to escape the flames and is being treated in hospital.

Daily Mirror

'Doctors said my son had an ear infection - weeks later he was dead of a brain tumour'

Niall Kavanagh, 19, was rushed to hospital with sudden forgetfulness and an inability to speak after feeling unwell for several weeks - then his family were given devastating news

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'My baby was just eight hours old when doctors realised horrifying diagnosis'

Just hours old, little Jacob was diagnoses with leukaemia

Daily Mirror

Chronicles of Narnia star's secret battle with rare infection that nearly claimed life

Actress Georgie Henley, 27, received a "gruelling invasive surgery and later extensive reconstructive surgery which resulted in a series of skin grafts and scars” to save her hand

The Independent UK

Archie, six, rings bell to celebrate end of 42 months of cancer treatment

Archie Wilks’ parents hope he can enjoy a more normal life after completing his treatment for rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

Daily Mirror

Mum thought she had dementia but it was curable disease that mimics the same symptoms

Jackie Middleditch's family thought they were losing her to dementia when she started experiencing confusion and mobility problems, however it turned out she was actually suffering from a curable disease

The Independent UK

Bedford fire: Aerial photos show devastation caused by gas explosion as tenants jump from flats

At least one person has died and three others have been taken to hospital

The Independent UK

At least one killed after gas explosion causes ‘inferno’ in block of flats

Three people including a firefighter were taken to hospital and a fourth has died after the blaze in Bedford.

The Independent UK

UK medical students training on hologram patients in world-first

The students at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge are using a new mix-reality training system called HoloScenarios.

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