Hospital autism detention 'wrong'
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The detention of a man with autism was a breach of his human rights, a court has ruled.
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The legal case of a girl with special educational needs could prompt a rethink of the use of restraint in schools.
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Many mental health wards in Britain may do more harm than good and on some, patients are subjected to violence, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to special reports in the Lancet on Friday.
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Concerns raised over senior officers' threat to patient confidentiality.
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Patients are urged to challenge hygiene standards as some doctors are criticised for not washing their hands during hospital rounds.
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A British judge decided to let doctors withhold life-saving treatment from a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder, if his condition deteriorates.
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Mental health inpatients have to put up with poor and untherapeutic conditions on the wards, a survey finds.
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Too many people with mental health problems end up in prison when they need specialist care, a report says.
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A firm providing phone and TV services to hospital patients has been accused of pressurising vulnerable people.
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Overcrowding in jails is creating a "disastrous situation" for the health of inmates, a prison doctor says.
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According to new evidence, the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) is not at all linked to autism. The research also indicated that it is not linked to other developmental problems.
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Children with disorders in what is known as the autism spectrum tend to be less irritable and hyperactive after a period of high temperature, a new study suggests.
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Staff training at immigration detention centres must be improved, says an official report which recorded a catalogue of racist behaviour in the system
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Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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Doctors who published research linking MMR vaccine and autism in children could be struck off.
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One of Australia&#39;s biggest hospitals was on high alert today over fears that a form of CJD suffered by one of its patients may have been transmitted to others via surgical instruments.
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A national autism group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother" made about people with the disorder.