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37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

24 January 2014

A hospital porter who ballooned to a massive 37 stone believes he has saved his life by ditching a daily diet of 20 pints of beer and 16 sausages.

Smartphone health app a hit

Smartphone health app a hit

24 January 2014

Thousands of people have used a new health app.

Man in serious condition after work collapse

Man in serious condition after work collapse

21 January 2014

Ambulances were called to a business in Charing this morning, after reports that a man had collapsed at his place of work

Mum's heartache at losing stillborn baby

Mum's heartache at losing stillborn baby

19 January 2014

A mother is taking legal action against a hospital after her daughter was born stillborn.

Mum bounces back from brink of death

Mum bounces back from brink of death

17 January 2014

A mother left fighting for her life after going into cardiac arrest at a swimming pool tied the knot just weeks later.

Hewitt keen to impress

Hewitt keen to impress

17 January 2014

Elliott Hewitt has every reason to want to impress at Gillingham on his second loan spell from Ipswich.

Have your say on Deal Hospital health services

Have your say on Deal Hospital health services

17 January 2014

Residents with an interest in safeguarding health services at Deal Hospital can have their say at a meeting next week.

Woman speaks of rape ordeal at hospital

Woman speaks of rape ordeal at hospital

14 January 2014

A mother who said she was raped more than 50 times at a psychiatric hospital has spoken about her ordeal.

Cancer girl's pal silenced by Twitter

Cancer girl's pal silenced by Twitter

12 January 2014

A friend of a terminally ill mum was banned from Twitter... for asking celebrities to support her dying pal.

Weight loss a heart beat away... after mum-to-be's shock

Weight loss a heart beat away... after mum-to-be's shock

11 January 2014

A mum-to-be was shocked into losing weight after hearing she was so overweight medics couldn't hear her baby's heartbeat.

Big rise in claims of abuse against elderly

Big rise in claims of abuse against elderly

10 January 2014

Kent has seen another big rise in claims of abuse made to social services, with more than a third relating to vulnerable people aged over 85.

Air ambulance called to aid man at home

Air ambulance called to aid man at home

10 January 2014

The air ambulance was called to assist a man who collapsed at a house last night

Confidential patient notes from 999 calls found strewn across street

Confidential patient notes from 999 calls found strewn across street

10 January 2014

An investigation has been launched after harrowing paramedic reports on a teenager's suicide bid and a woman's death were discovered in a street.

Get on your marks for a sport support cash grant

 Get on your marks for a sport support cash grant

10 January 2014

Dover district and town council are funding Active Sports grants and are appealing for people to get their applications in before the end of the month

Public meeting in Margate on radical changes proposed to improve outpatient services

Public meeting in Margate on radical changes proposed to improve outpatient services

10 January 2014

Changes to improve outpatient services in east Kent will be discussed at a public meeting in Margate on Friday, January 24.

Hospital to deliver babies under hypnosis

Hospital to deliver babies under hypnosis

09 January 2014

Women will soon be able to give birth under hypnosis at a Kent hospital launching a new relaxation programme for mothers-to-be.

Legal highs put girls in hospital

Legal highs put girls in hospital

09 January 2014

A schoolboy is believed to have been suspended after three teenage girls needed hospital treatment after taking legal highs.

How your town shapes up in Kent's childhood obesity stakes

How your town shapes up in Kent's childhood obesity stakes

09 January 2014

A shocking number of children in Kent are starting school clinically obese. See how your town fares.

More of our youngsters are too fat – or too thin

More of our youngsters are too fat – or too thin

09 January 2014

More obese children live in Dartford and Gravesham than anywhere else in Kent.

Nurses failed to respond to man’s deterioration

 Nurses failed to respond to man’s deterioration

09 January 2014

Hospital staff have come under scrutiny over their care of a Deal man after a report revealed it was ‘‘so poor that it amounted to service failure."

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