Shingles vaccine to be routine for people in their 70s

People in their 70s across the UK will be offered a vaccine against shingles from this September.

Do new medical procedures get enough scrutiny?

I sure wish that they did!

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The terrible aftermath of a once-lauded eye surgery

Hospital keeps secret review about baby wrongly pronounced dead

Is an autopsy really the only way to confidently diagnose whether a patient is alive or dead in this day or age?

Probably, but aren't reasons for embarrassing medical errors required to be kept secret?

When you see headlines like this,"Nearly 25% of nurses wouldn't recommend their hospital", you start to realize the reason for the secrecy. 

Up to 50% of death certificates are inaccurate

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